第65节 (第1/2页)

    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

    344of374

    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

    345of374

    hecloudstogetherdrove

    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;thosenohatwer