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greatchedtheystood;

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foeverbutoncereherlike

toetsogreatafoe.andnodeeds

hadbeenachieved,whereofallhellhadrung,

hadnotthesnakysorceress,thatsat

fastbyhellgateahefatalkey,

risen,andhhideousoutcryrushedbetween.

ofather,ihyhand,shecried,

againstthyonlysonfury,oson,

possessestheetobendthatrtaldart

againstthyfathersheadandkno

forhiabove,andlaughsthewhile

atthee,ordainedhisdrudgetoexecute

eerhish,ice,bids

hish,royyeboth

shespake,andatherhehellishpest

forbore:theohersataued:

sethyoutcry,andthyrange

thouinterposest,thatsuddenhand,

prevented,sparestotelltheeyetbydeeds

itintends,tillfirstiknohee

ed,andwhy,

inthisinfealvalefirstt,thoucallst

father,andthatphantasallstson.

ik,noreversaillnow

sightredetestablethanhindthee.

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hastthot,then;anddoiseebr>

noedsofair

inheaven,bly,andinsight

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ofalltheseraphiined

inboldnspiracyagainstheavensking,

allonasuddenserablepain

surprisedthee,dihineeyesanddizzys

indarkness,esthidfast

threh,tillosideopeningwide,

likesttotheeinshapeanduntenancebright,

thenshiningheavenlyfair,agoddessard,

outofthyheadisprung.azentseized

allthhostofheaven;backtheyreiledafraid

atfirst,andcalledsin,andfn

portentousheld;but,faliargrown,

ipleased,andhattraeswon

thestaversetheechiefly,

thyselfinthyperfectigeviewing,

beaured;andsuchjoythoutookst

eithatbnceived

agroeanwhilewararose,

andfieldsained

fhtyfoe

tory;toourpartlossandrout

throughalltheeyrean.doheyfell,

drivenheadlongfrohepitchofheaven,down

intothisdeep;andinthegeneralfall

ialso:atethispowerfulkey

intohandshchargetokeep

thesegatesforevershut,hnonepass

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alolongisatnot,tillb,

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pregnantbythee,andnoessivegrown,

prodigioustioahroes.

atlastthisodiousoffspringthouseest,

thien,breakingviolentway,

torethroughentrails,that,hfearandpain

distorted,allhershapethusgrew

transford:butheinbredene

forthissued,brandishinghisfataldart,

detodestroy.ifled,andcriedoutdeath

helltreledatthehideousna,andsighed

frollhercaves,andbackresoundeddeath

ifled;buthepursuedthoughre,itsee,

infladhlustthanrage,and,serfar,