《Paradise Lost Ⅳ》第1章

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THE　ARGUMENT
大＿
satan　now　in　prospect　of　eden；　and　nigh　the　place　where　he　must　now　attempt　the　bold　enterprize　which　he　undertook　alone　against　god　and　man；　falls　into　many　doubts　with　himself；　and　many　passions；　fear；　envy；　and　despare；　but　at　length　confirms　himself　in　evil；　journeys　on　to　paradise；　whose　outward　prospect　and　scituation　is　discribed；　overleaps　the　bounds；　sits　in　the　shape　of　a　cormorant　on　the　tree　of　life；　as　highest　in　the　garden　to　look　about　him。　the　garden　describd；　satans　first　sight　of　adam　and　eve；　his　wonder　at　thir　excellent　form　and　happy　state；　but　with　resolution　to　work　thir　fall；　overhears　thir　discourse；　thence　gathers　that　the　tree　of　knowledge　was　forbidden　them　to　eat　of；　under　penalty　of　death；　and　thereon　intends　to　found　his　temptation；　by　seducing　them　to　transgress：　then　leaves　them　a　while；　to　know　further　of　thir　state　by　some　other　means。　mean　while　uriel　descending　on　a　sun…beam　warns　gabriel；　who　had　in　charge　the　gate　of　paradise；　that　some　evil　spirit　had　escapd　the　deep；　and　past　at　noon　by　his　sphere　in　the　shape　of　a　good　angel　down　to　paradise；　discovered　after　by　his　furious　gestures　in　the　mount。　gabriel　promises　to　find　him　ere　morning。　night　ing　on；　adam　and　eve　discourse　of　going　to　thir　rest：　thir　bower　describd；　thir　evening　worship。　gabriel　drawing　forth　his　bands　of　night…watch　to　walk　the　round　of　paradise；　appoints　two　strong　angels　to　adams　bower；　least　the　evill　spirit　should　be　there　doing　some　harm　to　adam　or　eve　sleeping；　there　they　find　him　at　the　ear　of　eve；　tempting　her　in　a　dream；　and　bring　him；　though　unwilling；　to　gabriel；　by　whom　questiond；　he　scornfully　answers；　prepares　resistance；　but　hinderd　by　a　sign　from　heaven；　flies　out　of　paradise。
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Paradise　Lost　Ⅳ1
？小说、网
o　for　that　warning　voice；　which　he　who　saw
th　apocalyps；　heard　cry　in　heaven　aloud；
then　when　the　dragon；　put　to　second　rout；
came　furious　down　to　be　revengd　on　men；
wo　to　the　inhabitants　on　earth！　that　now；　＇　5　＇
while　time　was；　our　first…parents　had　bin　warnd
the　ing　of　thir　secret　foe；　and　scapd
haply　so　scapd　his　mortal　snare；　for　now
satan；　now　first　inflamd　with　rage；　came　down；
the　tempter　ere　th　accuser　of　man…kind；　＇　10　＇
to　wreck　on　innocent　frail　man　his　loss
of　that　first　battel；　and　his　flight　to　hell：
yet　not　rejoycing　in　his　speed；　though　bold；
far　off　and　fearless；　nor　with　cause　to　boast；
begins　his　dire　attempt；　which　nigh　the　birth　＇　15　＇
now　rowling；　boiles　in　his　tumultuous　brest；
and　like　a　devillish　engine　back　recoiles
upon　himself；　horror　and　doubt　distract
his　troubld　thoughts；　and　from　the　bottom　stirr
the　hell　within　him；　for　within　him　hell　＇　20　＇
he　brings；　and　round　about　him；　nor　from　hell
one　step　no　more　then　from　himself　can　fly
by　change　of　place：　now　conscience　wakes　despair
that　slumberd；　wakes　the　bitter　memorie
of　what　he　was；　what　is；　and　what　must　be　＇　25　＇
worse；　of　worse　deeds　worse　sufferings　must　ensue。
sometimes　towards　eden　which　now　in　his　view
lay　pleasant；　his　grievd　look　he　fixes　sad；
sometimes　towards　heavn　and　the　full…blazing　sun；
which　now　sat　high　in　his　meridian　towre：　＇　30　＇
then　much　revolving；　thus　in　sighs　began。
o　thou　that　with　surpassing　glory　crownd；
lookst　from　thy　sole　dominion　like　the　god
of　this　new　world；　at　whose　sight　all　the　starrs
hide　thir　diminisht　heads；　to　thee　i　call；　＇　35　＇
but　with　no　friendly　voice；　and　add　thy　name
o　sun；　to　tell　thee　how　i　hate　thy　beams
that　bring　to　my　remembrance　from　what　state
i　fell；　how　glorious　once　above　thy　spheare；　
till　pride　and　worse　ambition　threw　me　down　＇　40　＇
warring　in　heavn　against　heavns　matchless　king：
ah　wherefore！　he　deservd　no　such　return
from　me；　whom　he　created　what　i　was　
in　that　bright　eminence；　and　with　his　good
upbraided　none；　nor　was　his　service　hard。　＇　45　＇
what　could　be　less　then　to　afford　him　praise；
the　easiest　repence；　and　pay　him　thanks；
how　due！　yet　all　his　good　provd　ill　in　me；
and　wrought　but　malice；　lifted　up　so　high
i　sdeind　subjection；　and　thought　one　step　higher　＇　50　＇
would　set　me　highest；　and　in　a　moment　quit
the　debt　immense　of　endless　gratitude；
so　burthensome；　still　paying；　still　to　ow；
forgetful　what　from　him　i　still　receivd；
and　understood　not　that　a　grateful　mind　＇　55　＇
by　owing　owes　not；　but　still　pays；　at　once
indebted　and　dischargd；　what　burden　then？
Paradise　Lost　Ⅳ2
！小＄说＾网＆
o　had　his　powerful　destiny　ordaind
me　some　inferiour　angel；　i　had　stood
then　happie；　no　unbounded　hope　had　raisd　＇　60　＇
ambition。　yet　why　not？　som　other　power
as　great　might　have　aspird；　and　me　though　mean
drawn　to　his　part；　but　other　powers　as　great
fell　not；　but　stand　unshakn；　from　within
or　from　without；　to　all　temptations　armd。　＇　65　＇
hadst　thou　the　same　free　will　and　power　to　stand？
thou　hadst：　whom　hast　thou　then　or　what　to　accuse；
but　heavns　free　love　dealt　equally　to　all？
be　then　his　love　accurst；　since　love　or　hate；
to　me　alike；　it　deals　eternal　woe。　＇　70　＇
nay　cursd　be　thou；　since　against　his　thy　will
chose　freely　what　it　now　so　justly　rues。　
me　miserable！　which　way　shall　i　flie
infinite　wrauth；　and　infinite　despaire？
which　way　i　flie　is　hell；　my　self　am　hell；　＇　75　＇
and　in　the　lowest　deep　a　lower　deep
still　threatning　to　devour　me　opens　wide；
to　which　the　hell　i　suffer　seems　a　heavn。
o　then　at　last　relent：　is　there　no　place
left　for　repentance；　none　for　pardon　left？　＇　80　＇
none　left　but　by　submission；　and　that　word
disdain　forbids　me；　and　my　dread　of　shame
among　the　spirits　beneath；　whom　i　seducd
with　other　promises　and　other　vaunts
then　to　submit；　boasting　i　could　subdue　＇　85　＇
th　omnipotent。　ay　me；　they　little　know
how　dearly　i　abide　that　boast　so　vaine；
under　what　torments　inwardly　i　groane：
while　they　adore　me　on　the　throne　of　hell；
with　diadem　and　sceptre　high　advancd　＇　90　＇
the　lower　still　i　fall；　onely　supream
in　miserie；　such　joy　ambition　findes。
but　say　i　could　repent　and　could　obtaine
by　act　of　grace　my　for