ns,andbringhospoilshinfinite

nslaughter,shallbeheldthehighestpitch

ofhunglory;andflorydone

oftriuh,tobestyledgreatnquerours

patronsofnkind,gods,andsonsofgods;

destrhtlieren.

thusfashallbeachieved,renoh;

andostritsfa,insilencehid.

buthe,theseventhfrohee,thoubeheldst

thehteousinaworldpreverse,

andthereforehated,thereforesobeset

hfoes,fsiobejust,

andutterodioustruth,thatgode

tojudgethehesthigh

raptinabalcloudheeds

did,asthousa,receive,tohgod

highinsalvationandtheclisofbliss,

exetfroeath;toshoheereward

paradiselost

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aent;

hineeyesandsoonbehold.

helooked,andsahefaceofthingsquiteged;

thebrazenthroatoforoar;

allnoe,

toluxuryandriot,feastanddance;

rryingorprostituting,asbefel,

rapeoradultery,wherepassingfair

alluredthethencefroupstocivilbroils.

atlengthareverendsireangthea,

andoftheirdoingsgreatdislikedeclared,

aifiedagainsttheir

frequeheirasselies,et,

triuhsorfestivals;andtothereached

nversionaaosouls

inprison,underjudgentsii:

butallinvain:heased

ntending,andrevedhistentsfaroff;

then,froheuntaiall,

begantobuildavesselofhugebulk;

asuredbycubit,length,ah,andhighth;

saredroundhpitdinthesideadoor

ntrived;andofprovisionslaidinlarge,

forna:range

ofeverybeast,andbird,andisll,

casevens,andpairs;aeredinastaught

theirorder:lastthesireandhisthreesons,

htheirfouradefastthedoor.

ahhblags

paradiselost

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fronderheaven;thehillstotheirsupply

vapour,andexhalationduskandist,

sentupain;andhiedsky

likeadarkcielingstood;doherain

ietuous;andntiilltheearth

nore

uplifted,andsecurehbeakedprow

rodetiltihewaves;alldwellingselse

floodovered,andthe

deepundererrolled;seaveredsea,

seahoutshore;andintheirpalaces,

onsterswhelped

andstabled;ofnkind,sonurouslate,

allleft,inonesllbottoiarked.

ho,tobehold

theendofallthyoffspring,endsosad,

depopulatioherflood,

oftearsandsorroheealsodrowned,

andsuhysons;till,gentlyreared

bytheangel,onthyfeetthoustoodestatlast,

thoughfortless;asous

hischildren,allinvieroyedatonce;

andsetotheaerdstthusthyplaint.

ovisionsillforeseeerhadi

livedignorantoffuturesohadboe

partofevilonly,eachdayslot

enoughtobear;thosenohatweredispensed