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anopausglobe

ofthisroundnvexdivides

thelunousinferiourorbs,enclosed

frohaos,andtheinroadofdarknessold,

satanalightedwalks:aglobefaroff

itseed,nosaboui

dark,e,andhefro

starlessexposed,ahreateningstor

ofentsky;

saveonthatsidethewallofheaven,

thoughdistantfar,sosllreflegains

ofglieringairlessvexedpestloud:

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herehefiendatlargeinspaciousfield.

asausbred,

arbounds,

dislodgingfrionseofprey

tethefleshoflasoryeanlingkids,

onhillsohesprings

ofgangesorhydaspes,indianstre

butinhissonthebarrenplains

ofseria,hinesesdrive

hsailsandheiry:

so,onthishefiend

walkedupanddoonhisprey;

alone,forothercreatureinthisplace,

livingorlifeless,tobefoundwasnone;

,butstorehereafterfroheearth

uphitherlikeaerealvapoursflew

ofallthingstransitoryandvain,whensin

hvanityhadfilledtheen:

bothallthingsvain,andallhings

builttheirfondhopesofgloryorlastingfa,

orhappinessinthisortheotherlife;

allheirreh,thefruits

ofpainfulsuperstitionandblindzeal,

noughtseekingbutthepraiseofn,herefind

fitretributioyastheirdeeds;

alltheunacplishedureshand,

abortive,nstrous,orunkindlyxed,

dissolvedoh,fleethither,andinvain,

tillfinaldissolution,wanderhere;

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notintheneighbonassohavedread;

thentfieldsrelikelyhabitants,

translatedsaints,orddlespiritshold

betankind.

hitherofilljoinedsonsanddaughtersbo

firstfroheae

anyavainexploit,thoughthenrenowned:

thebuildersofbabelontheplain

ofsennaar,andstillhvaindesign,

neheyhal,wouldbuild:

othersgle;he,ed

agod,leapedfondlyinaflas,

eedocles;andhe,oenjoy

platoselysiuleapedintothesea,

aoolong,

eryos,andidiots,eretes,andfriars

e,bladgray,pery.

herepilgriroathatstrayedsofartoseek

ingolgothahiead,wholivesinheaven;

andthey,obesureofparadise,

dying,putontheinick,

orinfrancisthinktopassdisguised;

theypasstheplasseven,andpassthefixed,

andthatcrystallingsphereeweighs

thetrepidationtalked,andthatfirstved;

andnos

tohhiskeys,andnofoot

ofheavensasttheylifttheirfeet,whenlo

aviolentcrosseitherast

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blotransverse,tenthousandleaguesawry

intothedeviousair:thenghtyesee

s,htheirost

andflutteredints;thenreliques,beads,