《Paradise Lost Ⅵ》第5章

nor　long　shall　be　our　labour；　yet　ere　dawne；
effect　shall　end　our　wish。　mean　while　revive；
abandon　fear；　to　strength　and　counsel　joind
think　nothing　hard；　much　less　to　be　despaird。　＇　495　＇
he　ended；　and　his　words　thir　drooping　chere
enlightnd；　and　thir　languisht　hope　revivd。
th　invention　all　admird；　and　each；　how　hee
to　be　th　inventor　missd；　so　easie　it　seemd
once　found；　which　yet　unfound　most　would　have　thought　＇　500　＇
impossible：　yet　haply　of　thy　race
in　future　dayes；　if　malice　should　abound；
some　one　intent　on　mischief；　or　inspird
with　devlish　machination　might　devise
like　instrument　to　plague　the　sons　of　men　＇　505　＇
for　sin；　on　warr　and　mutual　slaughter　bent。
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forthwith　from　councel　to　the　work　they　flew；
none　arguing　stood；　innumerable　hands
were　ready；　in　a　moment　up　they　turnd
wide　the　celestial　soile；　and　saw　beneath　＇　510　＇
th　originals　of　nature　in　thir　crude
conception；　sulphurous　and　nitrous　foame
they　found；　they　mingld；　and　with　suttle　art；
concocted　and　adusted　they　reducd
to　blackest　grain；　and　into　store　conveyd：　＇　515　＇
part　hiddn　veins　diggd　up　（nor　hath　this　earth
entrails　unlike）　of　mineral　and　stone；
whereof　to　found　thir　engins　and　thir　balls
of　missive　ruin；　part　incentive　reed
provide；　pernicious　with　one　touch　to　fire。　＇　520　＇
so　all　ere　day…spring；　under　conscious　night
secret　they　finishd；　and　in　order　set；
with　silent　circumspection　unespid。
now　when　fair　morn　orient　in　heavn　appeerd
up　rose　the　victor　angels；　and　to　arms　＇　525　＇
the　matin　trumpet　sung：　in　arms　they　stood
of　golden　panoplie；　refulgent　host；
soon　banded；　others　from　the　dawning　hills
lookd　round；　and　scouts　each　coast　light…armed　scoure；
each　quarter；　to　descrie　the　distant　foe；　＇　530　＇
where　lodgd；　or　whither　fled；　or　if　for　fight；
in　motion　or　in　alt：　him　soon　they　met
under　spred　ensignes　moving　nigh；　in　slow
but　firm　battalion；　back　with　speediest　sail
zophiel；　of　cherubim　the　swiftest　wing；　＇　535　＇
came　flying；　and　in　mid　aire　aloud　thus　crid。
arme；　warriours；　arme　for　fight；　the　foe　at　hand；
whom　fled　we　thought；　will　save　us　long　pursuit
this　day；　fear　not　his　flight；　so　thick　a　cloud
he　es；　and　settld　in　his　face　i　see　＇　540　＇
sad　resolution　and　secure：　let　each
his　adamantine　coat　gird　well；　and　each
fit　well　his　helme；　gripe　fast　his　orbed　shield；
born　eevn　or　high；　for　this　day　will　pour　down；
if　i　conjecture　aught；　no　drizling　showr；　＇　545　＇
but　ratling　storm　of　arrows　barbd　with　fire。
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Paradise　Lost　Ⅵ13
？小｜说网
so　warnd　he　them　aware　themselves；　and　soon
in　order；　quit　of　all　impediment；
instant　without　disturb　they　took　allarm；
and　onward　move　embattelld；　when　behold　＇　550　＇
not　distant　far　with　heavie　pace　the　foe
approaching　gross　and　huge；　in　hollow　cube
training　his　devilish　enginrie；　impald
on　every　side　with　shaddowing　squadrons　deep；
to　hide　the　fraud。　at　interview　both　stood　＇　555　＇
a　while；　but　suddenly　at　head　appeerd
satan：　and　thus　was　heard　manding　loud。
vanguard；　to　right　and　left　the　front　unfould；
that　all　may　see　who　hate　us；　how　we　seek
peace　and　posure；　and　with　open　brest　＇　560　＇
stand　readie　to　receive　them；　if　they　like
our　overture；　and　turn　not　back　perverse；
but　that　i　doubt；　however　witness　heaven；
heavn　witness　thou　anon；　while　we　discharge
freely　our　part；　yee　who　appointed　stand　＇　565　＇
do　as　you　have　in　charge；　and　briefly　touch
what　we　propound；　and　loud　that　all　may　hear。
so　scoffing　in　ambiguous　words　he　scarce
had　ended；　when　to　right　and　left　the　front
divided；　and　to　either　flank　retird。　＇　570　＇
which　to　our　eyes　discoverd　new　and　strange；
a　triple　mounted　row　of　pillars　laid
on　wheels　（for　like　to　pillars　most　they　seemd
or　hollowd　bodies　made　of　oak　or　firr
with　branches　lopt；　in　wood　or　mountain　felld）　＇　575　＇
brass；　iron；　stonie　mould；　had　not　thir　mouthes
with　hideous　orifice　gapt　on　us　wide；
portending　hollow　truce；　at　each　behind
a　seraph　stood；　and　in　his　hand　a　reed
stood　waving　tipt　with　fire；　while　we　suspense；　＇　580　＇
collected　stood　within　our　thoughts　amusd；
not　long；　for　sudden　all　at　once　thir　reeds
put　forth；　and　to　a　narrow　vent　applid
with　nicest　touch。　immediate　in　a　flame；
but　soon　obscurd　with　smoak；　all　heavn　appeerd；　＇　585　＇
from　those　deep　throated　engins　belcht；　whose　roar
emboweld　with　outragious　noise　the　air；
and　all　her　entrails　tore；　disgorging　foule
thir　devilish　glut；　chaind　thunderbolts　and　hail
of　iron　globes；　which　on　the　victor　host　＇　590　＇
leveld；　with　such　impetuous　furie　smote；
that　whom　they　hit；　none　on　thir　feet　might　stand；
though　standing　else　as　rocks；　but　down　they　fell
by　thousands；　angel　on　arch…angel　rowld；
the　sooner　for　thir　arms；　unarmd　they　might　＇　595　＇
have　easily　as　spirits　evaded　swift
by　quick　contraction　or　remove；　but　now
foule　dissipation　followd　and　forct　rout；
nor　servd　it　to　relax　thir　serried　files。　＇　600　＇
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Paradise　Lost　Ⅵ14
。^生。网
what　should　they　do？　if　on　they　rusht；　repulse
repeated；　and　indecent　overthrow
doubld；　would　render　them　yet　more　despisd；
and　to　thir　foes　a　laughter；　for　in　view
stood　rankt　of　seraphim　another　row
in　posture　to　displode　thir　second　tire　＇　605　＇
of　thunder：　back　defeated　to　return
they　worse　abhorrd。　satan　beheld　thir　plight；
and　to　his　mates　thus　in　derision　calld。
o　friends；　why　e　not　on　these　victors　proud？
ere　while　they　fierce　were　ing；　and　when　wee；　＇　610　＇
to　entertain　them　fair　with　open　front
and　brest；　（what　could　we　more？）　propounded　terms
of　position；　strait　they　changd　thir　minds；
flew　off；　and　into　strange　vagaries　fell；
as　they　would　dance；　yet　for　a　dance　they　seemd　＇　615　＇
somwhat　extravagant　and　wilde；　perhaps
for　joy　of　offerd　peace：　but　i　suppose
if　our　proposals　once　again　were　heard
we　should　pel　them　to　a　quick　result。
to　whom　thus　belial　in　like　gamesom　mood；　＇　620　＇
leader；　the　terms　we　sent　were　terms　of　weight；