《Paradise Lost Ⅰ》第4章

on　the　firm　brimstone；　and　fill　all　the　plain；　＇　350　＇
a　multitude；　like　which　the　populous　north
pourd　never　from　her　frozen　loyns；　to　pass
rhene　or　the　danaw；　when　her　barbarous　sons
came　like　a　deluge　on　the　south；　and　spread
beneath　gibralter　to　the　lybian　sands。　＇　355　＇
forthwith　from　every　squadron　and　each　band
the　heads　and　leaders　thither　hast　where　stood
thir　great　mander；　godlike　shapes　and　forms
excelling　human；　princely　dignities；
and　powers　that　earst　in　heaven　sat　on　thrones；　＇　360　＇
though　of　thir　names　in　heavnly　records　now
be　no　memorial　blotted　out　and　rasd
by　thir　rebellion；　from　the　books　of　life。
nor　had　they　yet　among　the　sons　of　eve
got　them　new　names；　till　wandring　ore　the　earth；　＇　365　＇
through　gods　high　sufferance　for　the　tryal　of　man；
by　falsities　and　lyes　the　greatest　part
of　mankind　they　corrupted　to　forsake
god　thir　creator；　and　th　invisible
glory　of　him　that　made　them；　to　transform　＇　370　＇
oft　to　the　image　of　a　brute；　adornd
with　gay　religions　full　of　pomp　and　gold；
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and　devils　to　adore　for　deities：
then　were　they　known　to　men　by　various　names；
and　various　idols　through　the　heathen　world。　＇　375　＇
say；　muse；　thir　names　then　known；　who　first；　who　last；
rousd　from　the　slumber；　on　that　fiery　couch；
at　thir　great　emperors　call；　as　next　in　worth
came　singly　where　he　stood　on　the　bare　strand；
while　the　promiscuous　croud　stood　yet　aloof？　＇　380　＇
the　chief　were　those　who　from　the　pit　of　hell
roaming　to　seek　thir　prey　on　earth；　durst　fix
thir　seats　long　after　next　the　seat　of　god；
thir　altars　by　his　altar；　gods　adord
among　the　nations　round；　and　durst　abide　＇　385　＇
jehovah　thundring　out　of　sion；　thrond
between　the　cherubim；　yea；　often　placd
within　his　sanctuary　it　self　thir　shrines；
abominations；　and　with　cursed　things
his　holy　rites；　and　solemn　feasts　profand；　＇　390　＇
and　with　thir　darkness　durst　affront　his　light。
first　moloch；　horrid　king　besmeard　with　blood
of　human　sacrifice；　and　parents　tears；
though　for　the　noyse　of　drums　and　timbrels　loud
thir　childrens　cries　unheard；　that　past　through　fire　＇　395　＇
to　his　grim　idol。　him　the　ammonite
worshipt　in　rabba　and　her　watry　plain；
in　argob　and　in　basan；　to　the　stream
of　utmost　arnon。　nor　content　with　such
audacious　neighbourhood；　the　wisest　heart　＇　400　＇
of　solomon　he　led　by　fraud　to　build
his　temple　right　against　the　temple　of　god
on　that　opprobrious　hill；　and　made　his　grove
the　pleasant　vally　of　hinnom；　tophet　thence
and　black　gehenna　calld；　the　type　of　hell。　＇　405　＇
next　chemos；　th　obscene　dread　of　moabs　sons；
from　aroar　to　nebo；　and　the　wild
of　southmost　abarim；　in　hesebon
and　horonaim；　seons　realm；　beyond
the　flowry　dale　of　sibma　clad　with　vines；　＇　410　＇
and　eleale　to　th　asphaltick　pool。
peor　his　other　name；　when　he　enticd
israel　in　sittim　on　thir　march　from　nile
to　do　him　wanton　rites；　which　cost　them　woe。
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yet　thence　his　lustful　orgies　he　enlargd　＇　415　＇
even　to　that　hill　of　scandal；　by　the　grove
of　moloch　homicide；　lust　hard　by　hate；
till　good　josiah　drove　them　thence　to　hell。
with　these　came　they；　who　from　the　bordring　flood
of　old　euphrates　to　the　brook　that　parts　＇　420　＇
egypt　from　syrian　ground；　had　general　names
of　baalim　and　ashtaroth；　those　male；
these　feminine。　for　spirits　when　they　please
can　either　sex　assume；　or　both；　so　soft
and　unpounded　is　thir　essence　pure；　＇　425　＇
not　tid　or　manacld　with　joynt　or　limb；
nor　founded　on　the　brittle　strength　of　bones；
like　cumbrous　flesh；　but　in　what　shape　they　choose
dilated　or　condenst；　bright　or　obscure；
can　execute　thir　aerie　purposes；　＇　430　＇
and　works　of　love　or　enmity　fulfill。
for　those　the　race　of　israel　oft　forsook
thir　living　strength；　and　unfrequented　left
his　righteous　altar；　bowing　lowly　down
to　bestial　gods；　for　which　thir　heads　as　low　＇　435　＇
bowd　down　in　battel；　sunk　before　the　spear
of　despicable　foes。　with　these　in　troop
came　astoreth；　whom　the　phoenicians　calld
astarte；　queen　of　heavn；　with　crescent　horns；
to　whose　bright　image　nightly　by　the　moon　＇　440　＇
sidonian　virgins　paid　thir　vows　and　songs；
in　sion　also　not　unsung；　where　stood
her　temple　on　th　offensive　mountain；　built
by　that　uxorious　king；　whose　heart　though　large；
beguild　by　fair　idolatresses；　fell　＇　445　＇
to　idols　foul。　thammuz　came　next　behind；
whose　annual　wound　in　lebanon　allurd
the　syrian　damsels　to　lament　his　fate
in　amorous　dittyes　all　a　summers　day；
while　smooth　adonis　from　his　native　rock　＇　450　＇
ran　purple　to　the　sea；　supposd　with　blood
of　thammuz　yearly　wounded：　the　love…tale
infected　sions　daughters　with　like　heat；
whose　wanton　passions　in　the　sacred　porch
ezekiel　saw；　when　by　the　vision　led　＇　455　＇
his　eye　survayd　the　dark　idolatries
of　alienated　judah。　next　came　one
who　mournd　in　earnest；　when　the　captive　ark
maimd　his　brute　image；　head　and　hands　lopt　off
in　his　own　temple；　on　the　grunsel　edge；　＇　460　＇
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where　he　fell　flat；　and　shamd　his　worshipers：
dagon　his　name；　sea　monster；　upward　man
and　downward　fish：　yet　had　his　temple　high
reard　in　azotus；　dreaded　through　the　coast
of　palestine；　in　gath　and　ascalon　＇　465　＇
and　accaron　and　gazas　frontier　bounds。
him　followd　rimmon；　whose　delightful　seat
was　fair　damascus；　on　the　fertil　banks
of　abbana　and　pharphar；　lucid　streams。
he　also　against　the　house　of　god　was　bold：　＇　470　＇
a　leper　once　he　lost　and　gaind　a　king；
ahaz　his　sottish　conquerour；　whom　he　drew
gods　altar　to　disparage　and　displace
for　one　of　syrian　mode；　whereon　to　burn
his　odious　offrings；　and　adore　the　gods　＇　475　＇
whom　he　had　vanquisht。　after　these　appeard
a　crew　who　under　names　of　old　renown；
osiris；　isis；　orus　and　their　train
with　monstrous　shapes　and　sorceries　abusd
fanatic　egypt　and　her　priests；　to　seek　＇　480　＇
thir　wandring　gods　disguisd　in　brutish　forms
rather　then　human。　nor　did　isr