paradise lost quotes Flashcards
(162 cards)
1
Q
I now must c_____
Those Notes to T_____;
A
I now must change
Those Notes to Tragic;
2
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Not less but more H_____ then the wrauth
Of stern Achilles
A
Not less but more Heroic then the wrauth
Of stern Achilles
3
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my C________ Patroness
A
my Celestial Patroness
4
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Pleas’d me long c__________, and beginning late
A
Pleas’d me long choosing, and beginning late
5
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now improv’d
In m________ fraud and m______, bent [ 55 ]
On mans destruction
A
now improv’d
In meditated fraud and malice, bent [ 55 ]
On mans destruction
6
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Satan involv’d in rising M___
A
Satan involv’d in rising Mist
7
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With narrow search; and with inspection deep
Consider’d every C_______, which of all
Most opportune might serve his Wiles, and found [ 85 ]
The S______ s______ Beast of all the Field.
A
With narrow search; and with inspection deep
Consider’d every Creature, which of all
Most opportune might serve his Wiles, and found [ 85 ]
The Serpent suttlest Beast of all the Field.
8
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his d___ suggestions h____
A
his dark suggestions hide
9
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the wilie S____
A
the wilie Snake
10
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O Earth, how like to H______
A
O Earth, how like to Heav’n
11
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As God in Heav’n
Is C_____
A
As God in Heav’n
Is Center
12
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but I in none of these
Find place or r_____; and the more I see
Pleasures about me, so much more I feel [ 120 ]
T_______ within me, as from the hateful siege
Of contraries; all good to me becomes
Bane
A
but I in none of these
Find place or refuge; and the more I see
Pleasures about me, so much more I feel [ 120 ]
Torment within me, as from the hateful siege
Of contraries; all good to me becomes
Bane
13
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For onely in d___________ I find ease
To my relentless thoughts
A
For onely in destroying I find ease
To my relentless thoughts
14
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Man he made, and for him built
M__________ this World
A
Man he made, and for him built
Magnificent this World
15
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O foul d______! that I who erst contended
With Gods to sit the highest, am now constraind
Into a Beast, and mixt with b______ s_____
A
O foul descent! that I who erst contended
With Gods to sit the highest, am now constraind
Into a Beast, and mixt with bestial slime
16
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But what will not A_______ and R_______
Descend to?
A
But what will not Ambition and Revenge
Descend to?
17
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Revenge, at first though s____,
Bitter ere long back on it self r______
A
Revenge, at first though sweet,
Bitter ere long back on it self recoiles
18
Q
s____ then with spite is best r_____.
A
spite then with spite is best repaid.
19
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Let us divide our l_______
A
Let us divide our labours
20
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for nothing l_______ can be found
In Woman, then to studie houshold good
A
for nothing lovelier can be found
In Woman, then to studie houshold good
21
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For s_______ somtimes is best s______
A
For solitude somtimes is best society
22
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other doubt p________ me, least harm
Befall thee sever’d from me; for thou knowst
What hath bin warn’d us, what m________ F__
Envying our happiness, and of his own
Despairing, seeks to work us woe and shame [ 255 ]
By sly assault
A
other doubt possesses me, least harm
Befall thee sever’d from me; for thou knowst
What hath bin warn’d us, what malicious Foe
Envying our happiness, and of his own
Despairing, seeks to work us woe and shame [ 255 ]
By sly assault
23
Q
The Wife, where danger or d_______ lurks,
Safest and seemliest by her Husband staies,
Who guards her, or with her the worst endures.
A
The Wife, where danger or dishonour lurks,
Safest and seemliest by her Husband staies,
Who guards her, or with her the worst endures.
24
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the Virgin M_______ of Eve
A
the Virgin Majestie of Eve
25
How are we h_____, still in fear of harm?
How are we happy, still in fear of harm?
26
Let us not then suspect our happy State
Left so imperfet by the Maker wise,
As not secure to single or combin'd.
Frail is our h________, if this be so, [ 340 ]
And Eden were no Eden thus expos'd.
Let us not then suspect our happy State
Left so imperfet by the Maker wise,
As not secure to single or combin'd.
Frail is our happiness, if this be so, [ 340 ]
And Eden were no Eden thus expos'd.
27
The d______ lies, yet lies within his power:
Against his will he can r______ no harme. [ 350 ]
But God left free the Will, for what obeyes
Reason, is free, and Reason he made right
But bid her well b_____
The danger lies, yet lies within his power:
Against his will he can receave no harme. [ 350 ]
But God left free the Will, for what obeyes
Reason, is free, and Reason he made right
But bid her well beware
28
Seek not t__________ then
Seek not temptation then
29
Go in thy n_______ i________, relie
On what thou hast of vertue, summon all,
For God towards thee hath done his part, do thine.
Go in thy native innocence, relie
On what thou hast of vertue, summon all,
For God towards thee hath done his part, do thine.
30
The willinger I goe, nor much expect
A F__ so proud will first the weaker seek,
So bent, the more shall shame him his r_______.
The willinger I goe, nor much expect
A Foe so proud will first the weaker seek,
So bent, the more shall shame him his repulse.
31
He sought them both, but wish'd his hap might find
Eve s________
He sought them both, but wish'd his hap might find
Eve separate
32
Thus earlie, thus alone; her Heav'nly forme
A________, but more soft, and f________.
Thus earlie, thus alone; her Heav'nly forme
Angelic, but more soft, and feminine.
33
His M______, and with rapine sweet bereav'd
His fierceness of the f_____ intent it brought
His Malice, and with rapine sweet bereav'd
His fierceness of the fierce intent it brought
34
Of g____, of hate, of e____, of revenge;
But the hot Hell that alwayes in him burnes,
Though in mid Heav'n, soon ended his d______,
And tortures him now more, the more he sees
Of p_______ not for him ordain'd: then soon [ 470 ]
Fierce hate he recollects, and all his thoughts
Of mischief, gratulating, thus excites.
Of guile, of hate, of envie, of revenge;
But the hot Hell that alwayes in him burnes,
Though in mid Heav'n, soon ended his delight,
And tortures him now more, the more he sees
Of pleasure not for him ordain'd: then soon [ 470 ]
Fierce hate he recollects, and all his thoughts
Of mischief, gratulating, thus excites.
35
So spake the Enemie of Mankind, enclos'd
In S______
So spake the Enemie of Mankind, enclos'd
In Serpent
36
His fraudulent t_________ thus began
His fraudulent temptation thus began
37
thy C________ Beauty adore [ 540 ]
With ravishment beheld, there b____ beheld
Where universally admir'd
thy Celestial Beautie adore [ 540 ]
With ravishment beheld, there best beheld
Where universally admir'd
38
who shouldst be seen
A G_______ among Gods, ador'd and serv'd
By A_____ numberless
who shouldst be seen
A Goddess among Gods, ador'd and serv'd
By Angels numberless
39
Into the H____ of Eve his words made way
Into the Heart of Eve his words made way
40
What may this mean? Language of Man pronounc't
By T______ of B____, and human sense exprest?
What may this mean? Language of Man pronounc't
By Tongue of Brute, and human sense exprest?
41
To whom the guileful T______ thus reply'd.
E_______ of this fair World, resplendent Eve
To whom the guileful Tempter thus reply'd.
Empress of this fair World, resplendent Eve
42
I chanc'd [ 575 ]
A g______ Tree farr distant to behold
Loaden with fruit of fairest colours mixt,
Ruddie and G___
I chanc'd [ 575 ]
A goodly Tree farr distant to behold
Loaden with fruit of fairest colours mixt,
Ruddie and Gold
43
no F___ to thine
Equivalent or second, which compel'd
Mee thus, though i_________ perhaps, to come [ 610 ]
And gaze, and worship thee of right declar'd
S______ of Creatures, universal D____.
no Fair to thine
Equivalent or second, which compel'd
Mee thus, though importune perhaps, to come [ 610 ]
And gaze, and worship thee of right declar'd
Sovran of Creatures, universal Dame.
44
So glister'd the dire Snake, and into fraud
Led Eve our c________ Mother, to the Tree
Of prohibition, root of all our w__
So glister'd the dire Snake, and into fraud
Led Eve our credulous Mother, to the Tree
Of prohibition, root of all our woe
45
But of this Tree we may not t_____ nor t_____;
God so commanded
But of this Tree we may not taste nor touch;
God so commanded
46
Indeed? hath God then said that of the F_____
Of all these G______ Trees ye shall not e__,
Yet Lords declar'd of all in Earth or Aire?
Indeed? hath God then said that of the Fruit
Of all these Garden Trees ye shall not eate,
Yet Lords declar'd of all in Earth or Aire?
47
God hath said, Ye shall not eate
Thereof, nor shall ye t_____ it, least ye d__.
God hath said, Ye shall not eate
Thereof, nor shall ye touch it, least ye die.
48
Queen of this U________, doe not believe
Those rigid threats of Death; ye shall not Die: [ 685 ]
How should ye? by the Fruit? it gives you Life
To K_________, By the Threatner? look on mee,
Mee who have touch'd and tasted, yet both live,
And life more perfet have attaind then F____
Meant mee, by ventring higher then my Lot.
Queen of this Universe, doe not believe
Those rigid threats of Death; ye shall not Die: [ 685 ]
How should ye? by the Fruit? it gives you Life
To Knowledge, By the Threatner? look on mee,
Mee who have touch'd and tasted, yet both live,
And life more perfet have attaind then Fate
Meant mee, by ventring higher then my Lot.
49
God therefore cannot h____ ye, and be j____
God therefore cannot hurt ye, and be just
50
Why then was this f_____?
Why then was this forbid?
51
Why but to keep ye low and i_________
Why but to keep ye low and ignorant
52
wherein lies [ 725 ]
Th' offence, that Man should thus attain to know?
What can your k__________ hurt him, or this Tree
Impart against his will if all be his?
Or is it envie, and can envie dwell
wherein lies [ 725 ]
Th' offence, that Man should thus attain to know?
What can your knowledge hurt him, or this Tree
Impart against his will if all be his?
Or is it envie, and can envie dwell
53
Goddess humane, reach then, and f______ t_____.
Goddess humane, reach then, and freely taste.
54
Into her h_____ too easie e________ won
Into her heart too easie entrance won
55
his f_________
Commends thee more
his forbidding
Commends thee more
56
she p_______, she e__:
Earth felt the wound, and Nature from her seat
Sighing through all her Works gave signs of w__,
That all was l____.
she pluck'd, she eat:
Earth felt the wound, and Nature from her seat
Sighing through all her Works gave signs of woe,
That all was lost.
57
G_______ she ingorg'd without r________
Greedily she ingorg'd without restraint
58
But to Adam in what sort
Shall I appeer? shall I to him make known
As yet my change, and give him to partake
Full h___________ with mee, or rather not,
But keep the odds of Knowledge in my p____ [ 820 ]
Without Copartner?
But to Adam in what sort
Shall I appeer? shall I to him make known
As yet my change, and give him to partake
Full happiness with mee, or rather not,
But keep the odds of Knowledge in my power [ 820 ]
Without Copartner?
59
for i_________ who is free?
for inferior who is free?
60
And Adam wedded to a______ Eve
And Adam wedded to another Eve
61
Adam shall share with me in b_____ or w__:
So dear I l____ him, that with him all deaths
I could endure, without him live no life.
Adam shall share with me in bliss or woe:
So dear I love him, that with him all deaths
I could endure, without him live no life.
62
To open Eyes, and make them Gods who t_____
To open Eyes, and make them Gods who taste
63
Thou therefore also taste, that e____ Lot
May joyne us, equal Joy, as equal L___;
Least thou not tasting, different degree
D______ us
Thou therefore also taste, that equal Lot
May joyne us, equal Joy, as equal Love;
Least thou not tasting, different degree
Disjoyne us
64
How art thou lost, how on a sudden lost, [ 900 ]
Defac't, d_______, and now to D______ devote?
How art thou lost, how on a sudden lost, [ 900 ]
Defac't, deflourd, and now to Death devote?
65
How can I ____ without thee
How can I live without thee
66
Should God create another ___, and I
Another Rib afford, yet loss of thee
Would never from my h_____
Should God create another Eve, and I
Another Rib afford, yet loss of thee
Would never from my heart
67
Flesh of F_____,
Bone of my Bone thou art, and from thy State [ 915 ]
Mine never shall be parted, b____ or w___.
Flesh of Flesh,
Bone of my Bone thou art, and from thy State [ 915 ]
Mine never shall be parted, bliss or woe.
68
Nor can I think that God, C______ wise,
Though t__________, will in earnest so destroy
Us his prime Creatures, dignifi'd so high, [ 940 ]
Set over all his Works
Nor can I think that God, Creator wise,
Though threatning, will in earnest so destroy
Us his prime Creatures, dignifi'd so high, [ 940 ]
Set over all his Works
69
for what thou art is mine;
Our S_____ cannot be severd, we are one,
One Flesh; to loose thee were to l____ my self.
for what thou art is mine;
Our State cannot be severd, we are one,
One Flesh; to loose thee were to loose my self.
70
O g________ trial of exceeding L___
O glorious trial of exceeding Love
71
One H_____, one S____ in both
One Heart, one Soul in both
72
one G_____, one C____
one Guilt, one Crime
73
I would sustain a_____
The worst, and not perswade thee, rather d__
Deserted
I would sustain alone
The worst, and not perswade thee, rather die
Deserted
74
On my experience, Adam, f_____ t_____
On my experience, Adam, freely taste
75
But fondly overcome with F_____ charm.
Earth trembl'd from her entrails, as again [ 1000 ]
In pangs, and N_____ gave a second groan,
But fondly overcome with Femal charm.
Earth trembl'd from her entrails, as again [ 1000 ]
In pangs, and Nature gave a second groan,
76
Adam took no t________,
E______ his fill
Adam took no thought,
Eating his fill
77
As with new Wine i________ both
They swim in mirth, and fansie that they feel
D________ within them breeding wings
As with new Wine intoxicated both
They swim in mirth, and fansie that they feel
Divinitie within them breeding wings
78
C______ desire enflaming, hee on Eve
Began to cast lascivious Eyes, she him
As wantonly repaid; in Lust they b_____:
Carnal desire enflaming, hee on Eve
Began to cast lascivious Eyes, she him
As wantonly repaid; in Lust they burne:
79
to a s_____ bank
to a shady bank
80
There they thir fill of L___ and Loves disport
Took largely, of thir mutual g____ the Seale,
The solace of thir sin, till dewie sleep
Oppress'd them, wearied with thir a______ play.
There they thir fill of Love and Loves disport
Took largely, of thir mutual guilt the Seale,
The solace of thir sin, till dewie sleep
Oppress'd them, wearied with thir amorous play.
81
up they rose
As from unrest, and each the other viewing,
Soon found thir Eyes how op'nd, and thir minds
How dark'nd; i________, that as a veile
Had shadow'd them from k______ ill, was gon
up they rose
As from unrest, and each the other viewing,
Soon found thir Eyes how op'nd, and thir minds
How dark'nd; innocence, that as a veile
Had shadow'd them from knowing ill, was gon
82
And with what s____ they had, together sowd,
To gird thir waste, vain Covering if to hide
Thir guilt and dreaded shame; O how unlike
To that first n____ Glorie.
And with what skill they had, together sowd,
To gird thir waste, vain Covering if to hide
Thir guilt and dreaded shame; O how unlike
To that first naked Glorie.
83
They sate them down to w___, nor onely Teares
Raind at thir Eyes, but high W____ worse within
Began to rise, high P_______, Anger, Hate,
Mistrust, Suspicion, Discord, and shook sore
Thir inward State of Mind, calm R_____ once [ 1125 ]
And full of Peace, now tost and turbulent
They sate them down to weep, nor onely Teares
Raind at thir Eyes, but high Winds worse within
Began to rise, high Passions, Anger, Hate,
Mistrust, Suspicion, Discord, and shook sore
Thir inward State of Mind, calm Region once [ 1125 ]
And full of Peace, now tost and turbulent
84
To whom soon mov'd with t____ of blame thus E__.
To whom soon mov'd with touch of blame thus Eve.
85
Was I to have never p_____ from thy side?
As good have grown there still a l_______ Rib.
Being as I am, why didst not thou the Head [ 1155 ]
C______ me absolutely not to go,
Going into such d_____ as thou saidst?
Was I to have never parted from thy side?
As good have grown there still a liveless Rib.
Being as I am, why didst not thou the Head [ 1155 ]
Command me absolutely not to go,
Going into such danger as thou saidst?
86
Nay, didst permit, a______, and fair dismiss.
Hadst thou bin firm and fixt in thy d_____, [ 1160 ]
Neither had I transgress'd, nor thou with mee.
Nay, didst permit, approve, and fair dismiss.
Hadst thou bin firm and fixt in thy dissent, [ 1160 ]
Neither had I transgress'd, nor thou with mee.
87
ingrateful ___
ingrateful Eve
88
not I, [ 1165 ]
Who might have liv'd and joyd i________ bliss,
Yet willingly chose rather D_____ with thee:
And am I now upbraided, as the cause
Of thy transgressing?
not I, [ 1165 ]
Who might have liv'd and joyd immortal bliss,
Yet willingly chose rather Death with thee:
And am I now upbraided, as the cause
Of thy transgressing?
89
I warn'd thee, I admonish'd thee, foretold
The d_____, and the lurking E_____
That lay in wait;
I warn'd thee, I admonish'd thee, foretold
The danger, and the lurking Enemie
That lay in wait;
90
Thus they in m_____ accusation spent
The fruitless hours, but neither self-condemning,
And of thir vain contest appeer'd no end.
Thus they in mutual accusation spent
The fruitless hours, but neither self-condemning,
And of thir vain contest appeer'd no end.
91
the h______ and despightfull act
Of Satan done in P________
the hainous and despightfull act
Of Satan done in Paradise
92
how
Hee in the S______, had p__________ Eve,
Her Husband shee, to taste the f____ fruit,
Was known in Heav'n; for what can scape the Eye [ 5 ]
Of God All-seeing, or deceave his Heart
Omniscient, who in all things wise and just
how
Hee in the Serpent, had perverted Eve,
Her Husband shee, to taste the fatall fruit,
Was known in Heav'n; for what can scape the Eye [ 5 ]
Of God All-seeing, or deceave his Heart
Omniscient, who in all things wise and just
93
And manifold in sin, deserv'd to f___.
And manifold in sin, deserv'd to fall.
94
Th' Angelic Guards a_______, mute and sad
For Man
Th' Angelic Guards ascended, mute and sad
For Man
95
Foretold so lately what would come to pass,
When first this T______ cross'd the Gulf from H___.
Foretold so lately what would come to pass,
When first this Tempter cross'd the Gulf from Hell.
96
I told ye then he should p________ and speed [ 40 ]
On his bad Errand, Man should be seduc't
And flatter'd out of all, believing lies
Against his M____
I told ye then he should prevail and speed [ 40 ]
On his bad Errand, Man should be seduc't
And flatter'd out of all, believing lies
Against his Maker
97
But fall'n he is, and now
What rests but that the mortal S________ pass
On his t_____________ Death denounc't that day,
Which he presumes already vain and void, [ 50 ]
But fall'n he is, and now
What rests but that the mortal Sentence pass
On his transgression Death denounc't that day,
Which he presumes already vain and void, [ 50 ]
98
Because not yet i________, as he fear'd,
By some immediate stroak
Because not yet inflicted, as he fear'd,
By some immediate stroak
99
But whom send I to j_____ them? whom but thee [ 55 ]
Vicegerent S__, to thee I have transferr'd
All Judgement whether in Heav'n, or Earth, or Hell.
But whom send I to judge them? whom but thee [ 55 ]
Vicegerent Son, to thee I have transferr'd
All Judgement whether in Heav'n, or Earth, or Hell.
100
Love was not in thir l____, either to God
Or to each other, but apparent g____,
And shame, and perturbation, and despaire,
Anger, and obstinacie, and hate, and guile.
Love was not in thir looks, either to God
Or to each other, but apparent guilt,
And shame, and perturbation, and despaire,
Anger, and obstinacie, and hate, and guile.
101
I heard thee in the Garden, and of thy voice
Affraid, being n____, hid my self.
I heard thee in the Garden, and of thy voice
Affraid, being naked, hid my self.
102
hast thou eaten of the T___
Whereof I gave thee charge thou shouldst not eat?
hast thou eaten of the Tree
Whereof I gave thee charge thou shouldst not eat?
103
This W____ whom thou mad'st to be my help,
And gav'st me as thy perfet gift, so good,
So fit, so acceptable, so Divine,
That from her hand I could suspect no ___, [ 140 ]
And what she did, whatever in it self,
Her doing seem'd to j_______ the deed;
Shee gave me of the Tree, and I did ____.
This Woman whom thou mad'st to be my help,
And gav'st me as thy perfet gift, so good,
So fit, so acceptable, so Divine,
That from her hand I could suspect no ill, [ 140 ]
And what she did, whatever in it self,
Her doing seem'd to justifie the deed;
Shee gave me of the Tree, and I did eate.
104
Was shee thy G__, that her thou didst o___
Was shee thy God, that her thou didst obey
105
The S_______ me beguil'd and I did eate.
The Serpent me beguil'd and I did eate.
106
Because thou hast done this, thou art a_______ [ 175 ]
Above all C______, each Beast of the Field;
Upon thy Belly groveling thou shalt goe,
And dust shalt eat all the dayes of thy Life.
Because thou hast done this, thou art accurst [ 175 ]
Above all Cattle, each Beast of the Field;
Upon thy Belly groveling thou shalt goe,
And dust shalt eat all the dayes of thy Life.
107
Thy s_____ I will greatly multiplie
By thy Conception; C_______ thou shalt bring
In sorrow forth, and to thy Husbands will [ 195 ]
Thine shall s______, hee over thee shall rule.
Thy sorrow I will greatly multiplie
By thy Conception; Children thou shalt bring
In sorrow forth, and to thy Husbands will [ 195 ]
Thine shall submit, hee over thee shall rule.
108
It cannot be
But that s_______ attends him; if mishap,
Ere this he had return'd, with fury driv'n [ 240 ]
By his Avengers, since no place like this
Can fit his p__________, or their revenge.
Methinks I feel new strength within me rise
It cannot be
But that success attends him; if mishap,
Ere this he had return'd, with fury driv'n [ 240 ]
By his Avengers, since no place like this
Can fit his punishment, or their revenge.
Methinks I feel new strength within me rise
109
For D____ from S__ no power can separate.
For Death from Sin no power can separate.
110
Then Both from out H___ Gates into the w____
Wide Anarchie of Chaos damp and dark
Flew divers, and with Power (thir Power was great)
Then Both from out Hell Gates into the waste
Wide Anarchie of Chaos damp and dark
Flew divers, and with Power (thir Power was great)
111
H_______ upon the Waters; what they met [ 285 ]
Solid or slimie, as in r_____ Sea
Tost up and down, together crowded drove
From each side shoaling towards the m____ of Hell.
Hovering upon the Waters; what they met [ 285 ]
Solid or slimie, as in raging Sea
Tost up and down, together crowded drove
From each side shoaling towards the mouth of Hell.
112
from hence a passage broad,
S______, easie, inoffensive down to H___.
from hence a passage broad,
Smooth, easie, inoffensive down to Hell.
113
when he saw d______
The Son of God to judge them terrifi'd
Hee fled, not hoping to escape, but shun
The present, fearing g_______ what his wrauth [ 340 ]
Might suddenly inflict
when he saw descend
The Son of God to judge them terrifi'd
Hee fled, not hoping to escape, but shun
The present, fearing guiltie what his wrauth [ 340 ]
Might suddenly inflict
114
at sight [ 350 ]
Of that s_____________ Bridge his joy encreas'd.
Long hee admiring stood, till Sin, his faire
I_________ Daughter, thus the silence broke.
at sight [ 350 ]
Of that stupendious Bridge his joy encreas'd.
Long hee admiring stood, till Sin, his faire
Inchanting Daughter, thus the silence broke.
115
Thou hast atchiev'd our libertie, confin'd
Within Hell Gates till now, thou us impow'rd
To fortifie thus farr, and overlay [ 370 ]
With this portentous Bridge the d___ A____.
Thou hast atchiev'd our libertie, confin'd
Within Hell Gates till now, thou us impow'rd
To fortifie thus farr, and overlay [ 370 ]
With this portentous Bridge the dark Abyss.
116
Thine now is all this World, thy vertue hath won
What thy hands builded not, thy W______ gain'd
With odds what Warr hath lost, and fully aveng'd
Our foile in Heav'n; here thou shalt M______ reign
Thine now is all this World, thy vertue hath won
What thy hands builded not, thy Wisdom gain'd
With odds what Warr hath lost, and fully aveng'd
Our foile in Heav'n; here thou shalt Monarch reign
117
If your joynt power prevailes, th' affaires of H____
No detriment need feare, goe and be strong.
If your joynt power prevailes, th' affaires of Hell
No detriment need feare, goe and be strong.
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Of Pandæmonium, Citie and proud seate
Of L______, so by allusion calld, [ 425 ]
Of that bright Starr to Satan paragond.
Of Pandæmonium, Citie and proud seate
Of Lucifer, so by allusion calld, [ 425 ]
Of that bright Starr to Satan paragond.
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I call ye and declare ye now, returnd
Successful beyond hope, to lead ye forth
Triumphant out of this i_______ Pit
Abominable, accurst, the house of w__, [ 465 ]
And Dungeon of our Tyrant: Now possess,
As Lords, a s________ World, to our native Heaven
Little inferiour, by my adventure hard
With peril great atchiev'd.
I call ye and declare ye now, returnd
Successful beyond hope, to lead ye forth
Triumphant out of this infernal Pit
Abominable, accurst, the house of woe, [ 465 ]
And Dungeon of our Tyrant: Now possess,
As Lords, a spacious World, to our native Heaven
Little inferiour, by my adventure hard
With peril great atchiev'd.
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Long were to tell
What I have don, what sufferd, with what p____ [ 470 ]
Voyag'd th' unreal, vast, unbounded deep
Of horrible confusion, over which
By Sin and Death a broad way now is pav'd
To expedite your g_______ march;
Long were to tell
What I have don, what sufferd, with what paine [ 470 ]
Voyag'd th' unreal, vast, unbounded deep
Of horrible confusion, over which
By Sin and Death a broad way now is pav'd
To expedite your glorious march;
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forc't to ride [ 475 ]
Th' untractable Abysse, plung'd in the womb
Of unoriginal N____ and C____ wilde,
forc't to ride [ 475 ]
Th' untractable Abysse, plung'd in the womb
Of unoriginal Night and Chaos wilde,
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I found [ 480 ]
The new created World, which fame in Heav'n
Long had foretold, a Fabrick wonderful
Of a_______ perfection, therein Man
I found [ 480 ]
The new created World, which fame in Heav'n
Long had foretold, a Fabrick wonderful
Of absolute perfection, therein Man
123
Plac't in a P________, by our exile
Made happie: Him by fraud I have seduc'd [ 485 ]
From his Creator, and the more to increase
Your wonder, with an A____
Plac't in a Paradise, by our exile
Made happie: Him by fraud I have seduc'd [ 485 ]
From his Creator, and the more to increase
Your wonder, with an Apple
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Both his beloved Man and all his World,
To S__ and D____ a prey, and so to us, [ 490 ]
Without our h______, labour, or allarme,
To range in, and to dwell, and over Man
To rule, as over all he should have rul'd.
Both his beloved Man and all his World,
To Sin and Death a prey, and so to us, [ 490 ]
Without our hazard, labour, or allarme,
To range in, and to dwell, and over Man
To rule, as over all he should have rul'd.
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from i___________ tongues
A dismal universal hiss, the sound
Of p______ scorn; he wonderd, but not long
Had leasure, wondring at himself now more; [ 510 ]
His Visage drawn he felt to sharp and spare,
His Armes clung to his Ribs, his Leggs entwining
Each other, till supplanted down he fell
A monstrous Serpent on his Belly prone
from innumerable tongues
A dismal universal hiss, the sound
Of public scorn; he wonderd, but not long
Had leasure, wondring at himself now more; [ 510 ]
His Visage drawn he felt to sharp and spare,
His Armes clung to his Ribs, his Leggs entwining
Each other, till supplanted down he fell
A monstrous Serpent on his Belly prone
126
punisht in the s_____ he sin'd
punisht in the shape he sin'd
127
But hiss for hiss returnd with f______ tongue
To forked tongue, for now were all t________'d
Alike
But hiss for hiss returnd with forked tongue
To forked tongue, for now were all transform'd
Alike
128
the dire form
Catcht by C________, like in punishment,
As in thir c_____.
the dire form
Catcht by Contagion, like in punishment,
As in thir crime.
129
For one f_________ Tree a multitude
Now ris'n, to work them furder w__ or shame; [ 555 ]
For one forbidden Tree a multitude
Now ris'n, to work them furder woe or shame; [ 555 ]
130
Yet parcht with s_______ thurst and hunger f______,
Though to delude them sent, could not abstain
Yet parcht with scalding thurst and hunger fierce,
Though to delude them sent, could not abstain
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but taste
Deceav'd; they f______ thinking to allay
Thir appetite with gust, instead of Fruit [ 565 ]
Chewd bitter Ashes, which th' offended taste
With spattering noise r_______
but taste
Deceav'd; they fondly thinking to allay
Thir appetite with gust, instead of Fruit [ 565 ]
Chewd bitter Ashes, which th' offended taste
With spattering noise rejected
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Yet parcht with scalding thurst and hunger fierce,
Though to delude them sent, could not a______
Yet parcht with scalding thurst and hunger fierce,
Though to delude them sent, could not abstain
133
but taste
Deceav'd; they f______ thinking to allay
Thir appetite with gust, instead of Fruit [ 565 ]
Chewd bitter Ashes, which th' o________ taste
With spattering noise rejected
but taste
Deceav'd; they fondly thinking to allay
Thir appetite with gust, instead of Fruit [ 565 ]
Chewd bitter Ashes, which th' offended taste
With spattering noise rejected
134
Mean while in Paradise the h______ pair [ 585 ]
Too soon arriv'd
Mean while in Paradise the hellish pair [ 585 ]
Too soon arriv'd
135
Alike is Hell, or P_______, or Heaven
Alike is Hell, or Paradise, or Heaven
136
Both to destroy, or u_________ make
All kinds, and for destruction to mature
Sooner or later
Both to destroy, or unimmortal make
All kinds, and for destruction to mature
Sooner or later
137
Both Sin, and Death, and yawning G____ at last [ 635 ]
Through Chaos hurld, obstruct the mouth of Hell
For ever, and seal up his r_______ Jawes.
Then Heav'n and Earth renewd shall be made pure
To sanctitie that shall receive no staine
Both Sin, and Death, and yawning Grave at last [ 635 ]
Through Chaos hurld, obstruct the mouth of Hell
For ever, and seal up his ravenous Jawes.
Then Heav'n and Earth renewd shall be made pure
To sanctitie that shall receive no staine
138
The Poles of Earth twice ten degrees and more
From the S___ Axle
The Poles of Earth twice ten degrees and more
From the Suns Axle
139
Thus began
O______ from liveless things; but Discord first
Thus began
Outrage from liveless things; but Discord first
140
D_______ of Sin, among th' irrational,
Death introduc'd through f______ antipathie:
Beast now with Beast gan war, and Fowle with Fowle, [ 710 ]
And Fish with Fish; to graze the Herb all leaving,
Devourd each other; nor stood much in awe
Of Man, but fled him
Daughter of Sin, among th' irrational,
Death introduc'd through fierce antipathie:
Beast now with Beast gan war, and Fowle with Fowle, [ 710 ]
And Fish with Fish; to graze the Herb all leaving,
Devourd each other; nor stood much in awe
Of Man, but fled him
141
O m________ of h____! is this the end [ 720 ]
Of this new glorious World
O miserable of happie! is this the end [ 720 ]
Of this new glorious World
142
if here would end [ 725 ]
The miserie, I deserv'd it, and would beare
My own d_________; but this will not serve;
All that I eat or drink, or shall beget,
Is propagated c____.
if here would end [ 725 ]
The miserie, I deserv'd it, and would beare
My own deservings; but this will not serve;
All that I eat or drink, or shall beget,
Is propagated curse.
143
for what can I encrease
Or m_________, but curses on my head?
for what can I encrease
Or multiplie, but curses on my head?
144
why hast thou added
The sense of e______ woes? i__________
Thy Justice seems
why hast thou added
The sense of endless woes? inexplicable
Thy Justice seems
145
God made thee of choice his own, and of his own
To serve him, thy r_____ was of his grace,
Thy p__________ then justly is at his Will.
Be it so, for I submit, his doom is fair,
That dust I am, and shall to dust returne
God made thee of choice his own, and of his own
To serve him, thy reward was of his grace,
Thy punishment then justly is at his Will.
Be it so, for I submit, his doom is fair,
That dust I am, and shall to dust returne
146
Will he, draw out,
For a_____ sake, finite to infinite
In punisht man, to satisfie his rigour
Will he, draw out,
For angers sake, finite to infinite
In punisht man, to satisfie his rigour
147
Satisfi'd never; that were to extend
His Sentence beyond dust and N______ Law
Satisfi'd never; that were to extend
His Sentence beyond dust and Natures Law
148
Ay me, that fear
Comes thundring back with d_______ revolution
On my defensless h___
Ay me, that fear
Comes thundring back with dreadful revolution
On my defensless head
149
Ah, why should all m______
For one mans fault thus guiltless be condemn'd,
If g________?
Ah, why should all mankind
For one mans fault thus guiltless be condemn'd,
If guiltless?
150
Out of my sight, thou S______, that name best
Befits thee with him leagu'd, thy self as false
And hateful; nothing wants, but that thy shape,
Like his, and colour Serpentine may shew [ 870 ]
Thy inward fraud, to warn all C________ from thee
Henceforth; least that too heav'nly form, pretended
To h______ falshood, snare them.
Out of my sight, thou Serpent, that name best
Befits thee with him leagu'd, thy self as false
And hateful; nothing wants, but that thy shape,
Like his, and colour Serpentine may shew [ 870 ]
Thy inward fraud, to warn all Creatures from thee
Henceforth; least that too heav'nly form, pretended
To hellish falshood, snare them.
151
a R__
a Rib
152
C______ by nature
Crooked by nature
153
innumerable
Disturbances on Earth through F____ snares
innumerable
Disturbances on Earth through Femal snares
154
Forsake me not thus, Adam, witness Heav'n
What love s_______, and reverence in my heart [ 915 ]
I beare thee
Forsake me not thus, Adam, witness Heav'n
What love sincere, and reverence in my heart [ 915 ]
I beare thee
155
On me exercise not
Thy h______ for this miserie befall'n,
On me alreadie lost, mee then thy self
More m________; both have sin'd, but thou [ 930 ]
Against God onely, I against God and thee,
And to the place of j_______ will return,
There with my cries importune Heaven, that all
The sentence from thy head remov'd may light
On me, sole cause to thee of all this w__, [ 935 ]
Mee mee onely just object of his ire.
On me exercise not
Thy hatred for this miserie befall'n,
On me alreadie lost, mee then thy self
More miserable; both have sin'd, but thou [ 930 ]
Against God onely, I against God and thee,
And to the place of judgment will return,
There with my cries importune Heaven, that all
The sentence from thy head remov'd may light
On me, sole cause to thee of all this woe, [ 935 ]
Mee mee onely just object of his ire.
156
As one disarm'd, his a____ all he lost, [ 945 ]
And thus with p_______ words uprais'd her soon.
As one disarm'd, his anger all he lost, [ 945 ]
And thus with peaceful words uprais'd her soon.
157
how we may light'n [ 960 ]
Each others b_____ in our share of w__
how we may light'n [ 960 ]
Each others burden in our share of woe
158
Let us seek D_____, or he not found, supply
With our own hands his Office on our selves;
Why stand we longer s________ under feares,
That shew no end but Death, and have the power,
Of many ways to die the shortest choosing, [ 1005 ]
Destruction with destruction to d_______.
Let us seek Death, or he not found, supply
With our own hands his Office on our selves;
Why stand we longer shivering under feares,
That shew no end but Death, and have the power,
Of many ways to die the shortest choosing, [ 1005 ]
Destruction with destruction to destroy.
159
our grand F__
Satan, who in the Serpent hath contriv'd
Against us this deceit: to crush his head [ 1035 ]
Would be r______ indeed; which will be lost
By death brought on our selves, or childless days
Resolv'd, as thou proposest; so our Foe
Shall scape his p_________ ordain'd, and wee
Instead shall double ours upon our heads.
our grand Foe
Satan, who in the Serpent hath contriv'd
Against us this deceit: to crush his head [ 1035 ]
Would be revenge indeed; which will be lost
By death brought on our selves, or childless days
Resolv'd, as thou proposest; so our Foe
Shall scape his punishment ordain'd, and wee
Instead shall double ours upon our heads.
160
No more be mention'd then of v______
Against our selves
No more be mention'd then of violence
Against our selves
161
And what may else be remedie or c___
To evils which our own m________ have wrought
And what may else be remedie or cure
To evils which our own misdeeds have wrought
162
What better can we do, then to the place
Repairing where he judg'd us, prostrate f____
Before him reverent, and there confess
Humbly our faults, and pardon beg, with t____
Watering the ground, and with our sighs the Air [ 1090 ]
Frequenting, sent from hearts contrite, in sign
Of sorrow unfeign'd, and h__________ meek.
What better can we do, then to the place
Repairing where he judg'd us, prostrate fall
Before him reverent, and there confess
Humbly our faults, and pardon beg, with tears
Watering the ground, and with our sighs the Air [ 1090 ]
Frequenting, sent from hearts contrite, in sign
Of sorrow unfeign'd, and humiliation meek.
