《Paradise Lost Ⅰ》第6章

for　ever　now　to　have　thir　lot　in　pain；
millions　of　spirits　for　his　fault　amerct
of　heavn；　and　from　eternal　splendors　flung　＇　610　＇
for　his　revolt；　yet　faithfull　how　they　stood；
thir　glory　witherd。　as　when　heavens　fire
hath　scathd　the　forrest　oaks；　or　mountain　pines；
with　singed　top　thir　stately　growth　though　bare
stands　on　the　blasted　heath。　he　now　prepard　＇　615　＇
to　speak；　whereat　thir　doubld　ranks　they　bend
from　wing　to　wing；　and　half　enclose　him　round
with　all　his　peers：　attention　held　them　mute。
．．
Paradise　Lost　Ⅰ17
。^生。网
thrice　he　assayd；　and　thrice　in　spight　of　scorn；
tears　such　as　angels　weep；　burst　forth：　at　last　＇　620　＇
words　interwove　with　sighs　found　out　thir　way。
o　myriads　of　immortal　spirits；　o　powers
matchless；　but　with　th　almighty；　and　that　strife
was　not　inglorious；　though　th　event　was　dire；
as　this　place　testifies；　and　this　dire　change　＇　625　＇
hateful　to　utter：　but　what　power　of　mind
foreseeing　or　presaging；　from　the　depth
of　knowledge　past　or　present；　could　have　feard；
how　such　united　force　of　gods；　how　such
as　stood　like　these；　could　ever　know　repulse？　＇　630　＇
for　who　can　yet　beleeve；　though　after　loss；
that　all　these　puissant　legions；　whose　exile
hath　emptied　heavn；　shall　fail　to　re…ascend
self…raisd；　and　repossess　thir　native　seat？
for　mee　be　witness　all　the　host　of　heavn；　＇　635　＇
if　counsels　different；　or　danger　shund
by　me；　have　lost　our　hopes。　but　he　who　reigns
monarch　in　heavn；　till　then　as　one　secure
sat　on　his　throne；　upheld　by　old　repute；
consent　or　custome；　and　his　regal　state　＇　640　＇
put　forth　at　full；　but　still　his　strength　conceald；
which　tempted　our　attempt；　and　wrought　our　fall。
henceforth　his　might　we　know；　and　know　our　own
so　as　not　either　to　provoke；　or　dread
new　warr；　provokt；　our　better　part　remains　＇　645　＇
to　work　in　close　design；　by　fraud　or　guile
what　force　effected　not：　that　he　no　less
at　length　from　us　may　find；　who　overes
by　force；　hath　overe　but　half　his　foe。
space　may　produce　new　worlds；　whereof　so　rife　＇　650　＇
there　went　a　fame　in　heavn　that　he　ere　long
intended　to　create；　and　therein　plant
a　generation；　whom　his　choice　regard
should　favour　equal　to　the　sons　of　heaven：
thither；　if　but　to　pry；　shall　be　perhaps
our　first　eruption；　thither　or　elsewhere：　＇　655　＇
for　this　infernal　pit　shall　never　hold
c？lestial　spirits　in　bondage；　nor　th　abyss
long　under　darkness　cover。　but　these　thoughts
full　counsel　must　mature：　peace　is　despaird；　＇　660　＇
for　who　can　think　submission？　warr　then；　warr
open　or　understood　must　be　resolvd。
。。。！
Paradise　Lost　Ⅰ18
～　
he　spake：　and　to　confirm　his　words；　out…flew
millions　of　flaming　swords；　drawn　from　the　thighs
of　mighty　cherubim；　the　sudden　blaze　＇　665　＇
far　round　illumind　hell：　highly　they　ragd
against　the　highest；　and　fierce　with　grasped　arms
clashd　on　thir　sounding　shields　the　din　of　war；
hurling　defiance　toward　the　vault　of　heavn。
there　stood　a　hill　not　far　whose　griesly　top　＇　670　＇
belchd　fire　and　rowling　smoak；　the　rest　entire
shon　with　a　glossie　scurff；　undoubted　sign
that　in　his　womb　was　hid　metallic　ore；
the　work　of　sulphur。　thither　wingd　with　speed
a　numerous　brigad　hastend。　as　when　bands　＇　675　＇
of　pioners　with　spade　and　pickax　armd
forerun　the　royal　camp；　to　trench　a　field；
or　cast　a　rampart。　mammon　led　them　on；
mammon；　the　least　erected　spirit　that　fell
from　heavn；　for　evn　in　heavn　his　looks　and　thoughts　＇　680　＇
were　always　downward　bent；　admiring　more
the　riches　of　heavns　pavement；　trodn　gold；
then　aught　divine　or　holy　else　enjoyd
in　vision　beatific：　by　him　first
men　also；　and　by　his　suggestion　taught；　＇　685　＇
ransackd　the　center；　and　with　impious　hands
rifld　the　bowels　of　thir　mother　earth
for　treasures　better　hid。　soon　had　his　crew
opnd　into　the　hill　a　spacious　wound
and　digd　out　ribs　of　gold。　let　none　admire　＇　690　＇
that　riches　grow　in　hell；　that　soyle　may　best
deserve　the　precious　bane。　and　here　let　those
who　boast　in　mortal　things；　and　wondring　tell
of　babel；　and　the　works　of　memphian　kings
learn　how　thir　greatest　monuments　of　fame；　＇　695　＇
and　strength　and　art　are　easily　out…done
by　spirits　reprobate；　and　in　an　hour
what　in　an　age　they　with　incessant　toyle
and　hands　innumerable　scarce　perform。
。。！
Paradise　Lost　Ⅰ19
he　spake：　and　to　confirm　his　words；　out…flew
millions　of　flaming　swords；　drawn　from　the　thighs
of　mighty　cherubim；　the　sudden　blaze　＇　665　＇
far　round　illumind　hell：　highly　they　ragd
against　the　highest；　and　fierce　with　grasped　arms
clashd　on　thir　sounding　shields　the　din　of　war；
hurling　defiance　toward　the　vault　of　heavn。
there　stood　a　hill　not　far　whose　griesly　top　＇　670　＇
belchd　fire　and　rowling　smoak；　the　rest　entire
shon　with　a　glossie　scurff；　undoubted　sign
that　in　his　womb　was　hid　metallic　ore；
the　work　of　sulphur。　thither　wingd　with　speed
a　numerous　brigad　hastend。　as　when　bands　＇　675　＇
of　pioners　with　spade　and　pickax　armd
forerun　the　royal　camp；　to　trench　a　field；
or　cast　a　rampart。　mammon　led　them　on；
mammon；　the　least　erected　spirit　that　fell
from　heavn；　for　evn　in　heavn　his　looks　and　thoughts　＇　680　＇
were　always　downward　bent；　admiring　more
the　riches　of　heavns　pavement；　trodn　gold；
then　aught　divine　or　holy　else　enjoyd
in　vision　beatific：　by　him　first
men　also；　and　by　his　suggestion　taught；　＇　685　＇
ransackd　the　center；　and　with　impious　hands
rifld　the　bowels　of　thir　mother　earth
for　treasures　better　hid。　soon　had　his　crew
opnd　into　the　hill　a　spacious　wound
and　digd　out　ribs　of　gold。　let　none　admire　＇　690　＇
that　riches　grow　in　hell；　that　soyle　may　best
deserve　the　precious　bane。　and　here　let　those
who　boast　in　mortal　things；　and　wondring　tell
of　babel；　and　the　works　of　memphian　kings
learn　how　thir　greatest　monuments　of　fame；　＇　695　＇
and　strength　and　art　are　easily　out…done
by　spirits　reprobate；　and　in　an　hour
what　in　an　age　they　with　incessant　toyle
and　hands　innumerable　scarce　perfo