Paradise Lost - Book 11 - John Milton

Bouck 11 of paradise lost second edition by John Milton this LibriVox recording is in the public domain recording by Thomas Copeland book 11 the argument the son of God presents to his father the prayers of our first parents now repenting and intercedes for them God accepts them but declares that they must no longer abide in paradise since Michael with a band of cherubim to dis possess them but first to reveal to Adam future things Michaels coming down Adam shows to Eve certain ominous signs he discerns Michaels approach goes out to meet him the angel denounces their departure Eve's lamentation Adam pleads but submits the angel leads him up to a high hill sets before him in a vision what shall happen to the flood thus they in lowliest plight repentance stood praying or from the mercy seat above prevenient grace descending had removed the stonee from their hearts and made new flesh regenerate grow instead that sighs now breathed on a triple which the spirit of Prayer inspired and winged for heaven with speedier flight than loudest oratory yet their port not a mean suitors nor important lest seemed a petition then when they Chen pair in fables old less ancient yet from these Deucalion and chase Pyrrha to restore the race of mankind round before the shrine of tema stood devout to heaven the prayers flew up nor missed the way by envious winds blown beg a bond or frustrate in they passed dimensionless through heavenly doors then clad with incense with a golden altar fumed by their great intercessor came in sight before the Father's throne them the glad son presenting thus to intercede began see father what firstfruits on earth are sprung from thy implanted grace in man these sighs and prayers which in this golden censer mixed with incense I died priest before they bring fruits of more pleasing savour from thy seed sown with contrition in his heart than those which his own hand manuring all the trees of paradise could have produced air foam from innocence now therefore Bend I near to supplication here his size though mute unskillful with what words to pray let me interpret for him me his advocate and propitiation all his works on me good or not good in draft my merit those shalt perfect and for these my death shall pay except me and in me from these received the smell of peace toward mankind let him live before the reconcile at least his days numbered though sad till death is doomed which are to mitigate the speed not to reverse to better life shall yield him wear with me all my redeemed may dwell in joy and bliss made one with me as I with the em1 to him the father without cloud serene all thy request form an accepted son obtain all thy request was my decree but longer in that paradise to dwell the law I gave to nature him for his those pure immortal elements that know no gross no unharmonious mixture fowl eject him tainted now and purge him off as a distemper gross to air as brokes and mortal food as may dispose him best for dissolution wrought by sin that first distemper'd all things and of in corrupt corrupted I at first with two fair gifts created him endowed with happiness and immortality that fondly lost this other served but to return eyes wall till I provided death so death becomes his final remedy and after life tried in sharp tribulation and defined by faith and faith but works to Second Life waked in the renovation of the just resigns him up with heaven and earth renewed but let us call to Synod all the blessed through heavens wide bounds from them I will not hide my judgments how with mankind I proceed as how with beckoned angels late they saw and in their state though firm stood more confirmed he ended and the son gave signal high to the bright minister that watched he blew his trumpet heard in our absence perhaps when God descended and perhaps once more to sound a general doom then gellick blast filled all the regions from their blissful bowers of Emma Anton shade fountain or spring by the waters of life for air they Satan fellowships of joy the sons of light hasted resorting to the summons high and took their seats till from his throne supreme the Almighty thus pronounced his sovereign will o sons like one of us man has become to know both good and evil since his taste of that defended fruit but let him boast his knowledge of good lost and evil got happier had it suffice Tim to have known good by itself and evil love at all he sorrows now repents and prays contrite my motions in him longer than they move his heart I know how bearable and vain self left lest therefore his now bolder hand reach also to the tree of life and eat and live forever dream at least to live forever to remove him i decree and send him from the garden forth to till the ground whence he was taken fitter soil Michael this might be has to have dowan charge take to thee from among the cherubim by choice of flaming warriors lest the fiend or in behalf of man or to invade vacant possession some neutral raves hasty and from the Paradise to God without remorse drive out the sinful pair from hallowed ground unholy and denounced to them and to the progeny from thence perpetual banishment yet lest they faint at the sad sentence rigorously urged for I behold them softened and with tears were wearing their excess all terror hide if patiently thy bidding they obey dismissed them not is consonant revealed about him but shall come in future days as I shall be enlightened intermix my covenant in the woman's seed renewed so send them forth those are owing yet in peace and on the east side of the garden place her entrance up from Eden easiest climes cherubic wash and of a sword the flame wide waving all approached far after fright and guard all passage to the Tree of Life thus paradise a receptacle proved to spirits foul and all my trees the prey with whose stone fruit man once more to delude he ceased and dark angelic power prepared for Swift descent with him the cohort bright of watchful cherubim four phases each had like a double Janus all the shape spangled with eyes more numerous than those of artists and more wakeful than to drowse charmed with Arcadian pipe the pastoral read of Hermes or his opiate rod meanwhile to resolute the world with sacred light Nakata awake and with fresh news embalm there when Adam and first matron Eve had ended now there orisons and found strength added from above new home to spring out of despair joy but with fear yet linked which thus to Eve his welcome words renewed he easily may faith admit that all the good which we enjoy from heaven descends but there from us art should ascend to have so prevalent is to concern the mind of God I blessed or to Incline is will hard to believe may seem yet this will prayer or one short sigh of human breath not born even to the seat of God or since I sought by prayer the fender deity to appease kneeled and before him humbled all my heart thought I saw him black upon mild bending is inna persuasion in me grew that I was heard with favor peace returned home to my breast and to my memory has promised that thy seed shall booms are for which then not minded in dismay yet now the shores made that the bitterness of death is past and we shall live whence hail to thee Eve rightly called mother of all mankind mother of all things living since by day manners to live and all things live for man to whom thus Eve with sad demeanor meek ill worthy I such title should belong to me transgress her who for D ordained a health became thy snare to me reproach rather belongs distrust and all dis praise but infinitum pardon was my judge that I who first brought death on all and graced the source of life next favourable thou who highly thus to entitle me God save it for other name deserving but the field to labor calls us now with sweat imposed though after sleepless night who see the morn all unconcerned with our unrest begins her rosy progress smiling let us forth I never from thy side henceforth to stray for ere our day's work lies though now and joined laborious till day drunk well here we dwell what can be toilsome of these pleasant walks here let us though inform state content so speak so wished much humbly but fate subscribed not nature first gave signs been pressed on bird beast air air suddenly eclipsed after short blush of morn nigh and her sight the bird of Jo stooped from his Airy tower to birds of gayest room before him drove down from a hill the beasts the grains in woods first hunter then pursued a gentle grace good list of all the forest part and hind direct2d stern gate was bent of light adam observed and with his eye the chaste pursuing not unmoved to Eve thus spake o Eve some further change awaits us nigh but heaven by these mute signs and nature shows forerunners of his purpose or to warn us have they to secure of our discharge from penalty because from death released some days how long and what till then our life who knows or more than this that we are dust and there must return and be no more why else this double object in our sight of flight pursued in there and all the ground one way the self-same our why in the east darkness air days mid-course and morning light more orient in yon western cloud that draws or the blue firmament and radiant white and slow descends with something heavenly fraught he heard not or by this the heavenly bands down from a sky of Jasper lighted now in paradise and on a hill made alt a glorious apparition had not doubt and carnal fear that day dimmed atoms I not that more glorious when the angels met Jacob in Mahon ie where he saw the field the billion with his Guardians bright nor that which on the flaming mount of Bearden dope that covered with a camp of fire against the Syrian King who to surprise one man assassin like had levied war or unpro claimed the princely hierarch in the bright stand there left his powers to seize possession of the garden he alone to find where Adams shelter took his way not unperceived of Adam who to Eve while the great visitant approach thus spake Eve now expect great tidings which perhaps of us will soon determine or impose new laws to be observed for I described from yonder blazing cloud that veils the hill one of the heavenly hosts and by his gait none of the meanest some great potentate or the thrones above such majesty invests in coming yet not terrible that I should fear nor sociably mild as Rafiel that I should much confide but solemn and sublime whom not to offend with reverence I must meet and I'll retire he ended and archangels soon drew nigh not in his shape celestial but as man clad to meet man over his lucid arms a military best of purple flowed livelier than melih bein or the grain of Sarah worn by kings and heroes old in time of truce iris had dipped the wolf his story helm unbuckled showed him crime in men who were you tempted by his side as in the glittering zodiac on the sword Satan's dire dread and in his hand spear Adam bowed low he kingly from his state inclined not but his coming thus declared Adam heavens high behest no preface needs sufficient that thy prayers are heard and death then do by sentence when audience transgress defeated of his seizure many days given me of grace wherein thou mayst repent and one bad act with many deeds well done mayst cover well may then thy lord appeas'd redeemed thee quite from deaths for patient claims but longer in this paradise to dwell permits not to remove the I income and send thee from the garden forth to till the ground whence thou was taken fitter soil he added not for Adam that news heart struck with chilling brightness sorrow stood but all his senses bound Eve who unseen yet all had heard with audible lament discovered soon the place of her retire one expected stroke worse than of death must i thus leave the Paradise thus leave the native soil these happy walks and Shane's fit hon of gods where I had hoped to spend quiet though sad the respite of that day that must be mortal to us both Oh flowers that never will another climate grow my early visitation and by lasted even which I bred up with tender hand from the first opening bud then gave me names who now shall rear you to the Sun or rank your tribes and water from them brojo found the last the natural bower by me adorned with what de cycle smell was sweet from the how shall I part and whither wander down into a lower world to this obscure and wild how shall we breathe in other air less pure accustomed to immortal fruits whom thus the angel interrupted mild lament not Eve but patiently resign what justly thou hast lost no set their heart thus overfond on that which is not dying by going is not lonely with he goes thy husband him to follow thou art found where he abides think there thy native soil Adam by this from the cold sudden damp recovery and his scattered spirits returned to Michael thus his humble words addressed celestial weather among the Thrones were named of him the highest or such a Cape may seem prints above Prince's gently hast thou told thy message which might else in telling wound and in performing end us but besides of sorrow and dejection and despair our frailty can sustain by tidings bring departure from this happy place our sweet recess and only consolation left familiar to our highs all places else inhospitable appear and desolate no knowing us no known and if by prayer incessant I could hope to change the will of him who all things can I would not cease to weary him with my assiduous cries but prayer against his absolute decree no more avails than breath against the wind blown stifling back on him that breeds at pork therefore to his great bidding I submit this most of things me that departing hence as from his face I shall be in deprived his blessed countenance here I could reck went with worship placed by place where he bowed saved presents divine and to my sons relate on this mount he appeared under this tree stood visible among these Pines his voice I heard here with him at this fountain talked so many grateful altars I would rear of grassy turf and pile up every stone of luster from the book in memory or monument to ages and thereon offer sweet-smelling gums and fruits and flowers in yonder netherworld where shall I seek his bright appearances or footstep trace although I fled him angry yet the call to life prolonged and promised race I now gladly behold tho but his utmost skirts of glory and far off his steps adorn to whom thus Michael with regard benign Adam thou dost heaven his and all the earth who this rock only his omnipresence fills land sea and air and every kind that lives fermented by his virtual power and warmed over he gave thee to possess and rule no despicable gift surmise not then his presence to these narrow bounds confined the Paradise or Eden this had been perhaps that capital seat from whence had spread all generations and had hither come from all the ends of the earth to celebrate and reverence thee the great progenitor but this preeminence those lost brought down to dwell on even ground now with thy sons yet doubt not but in Valley and in plain gaudiya says here and will be found alike present and of his presence many assigns still following me still compass around with goodness and paternal love his face Express and of his steps the track divine which the Damas believe and be confirmed ere thou from ends depart no I am sent to show me but shall come in future days to thee and to their offspring good with bad expect to hear supernal grace contending with symbol as of men thereby to learn true patience and two temper joy with fear and pious sorrow equally annoyed by moderation either state to bear prosperous or adverse so shalt thou lead safest thy life and best prepared and do thou mortal passage when it comes ascend this hill bloody or I have drenched her eyes here sleep below while thou to for cyclist as once now slept while she to life was for to him thus Adam gratefully replied ascend I follow the safe guide the path now leads to me and to the hand of heaven submit however chastening to the evil turn my obvious breast arming to overcome by suffering and earn rest from labour one if so I may attain so both the sent in the visions of God it was a hill of paradise the highest whom who stopped the hemisphere of Earth in clearest can stretched out to amplify each a prospect lay not higher that hill nor wider looking round where on four different cars the tempter set our second Adam in the wilderness to show him all Earth's kingdoms and the glory is I might their command forever stood city of old or modern fame the seat of mightiest Empire from the destined walls of Campbell uu seat of Catherine can and Samarkand my Oxus tamir's throne - Paquin of sin e'en kings and thence to agra and a whole great mogul down to the golden cursed knees or where the persian in at baton sate or since in his behan or where the Russians are in Moscow or the Sultan descents Turkestan born nor who desire not can the empire of negus to his utmost Porter Coco and the less maritime Kings Mombasa and viola and milind and sofala thought Oh Thea to the realm of Congo and Angola largest south or bends from nagger flood to atlas mount the kingdoms of Armand saw fairs and soups Morocco and Algiers and Trevisan on Europe dense and where Rome was to sway the world in spirit perhaps he also saw rich Mexico the seat of Montezuma and Cusco in kuru the richer seat of a turban Appa and yet unspoiled Jana whose great city garyun sons call El Dorado but to no parasites Michael from Adams eyes the film removed which that false fruit that promised clearer sighted bread then purged with you frizzy Andrew the visual nerve or he had much to see and from the well of life three drops in still so deep the power of these ingredients pierced even to the inmost seat of mental site that atom now and forced to close his eyes sunk down and all his spirits became entranced but him the gentle angel by the hand soon raised and his attention thus recalled Adam now Oakton eyes and first behold effects which thy original crime had wrought in some to spring from thee who never touched accepted tree nor with the snake conspired norse in thy sin yet from that sin derived corruption to bring forth more violent deeds his eyes he opened and beheld a field heart arable and tilth whereon receives new reaped the other part sheep walks and folds it midst an altar as the landmark stood rustic of grassy sword neither an honor sweaty Reaper from his tillage brought firstfruits the green ear and the yellow sheep uncalled us came to hand a Shepherd next more Meek came with the first things of his flaw choicest and best then sacrificing laid the innards and a fat with incensed root on the cleft wood and all due rites perform'd his offering soon propitious fire from heaven consumed with nimble glance and grateful steam the others not for his was not sincere we're at he in Lear aged and as they talked smote him into the midriff with a stone that beat out life he fell deadly pale groaned out his soul with gushing blood diffused much at that site was Adam in his heart dismayed and thus in haste to the angel cried o teacher some great mischief had befallen to that meek man who well had sacrificed his piety thus and pure devotion paid to Michael thus he also moved replied the to her brethren Adam and to come out of thy Long's than just the Justice slain for envy that his brother's offering found from heaven acceptance but the bloody fact will be avenged and others faith approved to lose no reward though here thou see him die rolling and dust and gore to which our sire and last both for the deed and for the cause but have I now seen death is this the way I must return to native dust o sight of terror foul and ugly to behold horrid to think how horrible to feel to whom thus Michael yet those seen in his first shape on there but many shapes of death and many other ways that lead to his grim game Oh dismal yet to sense more terrible at entrance than within some as though sauce by violence stroke shall die by fire flood and famine by intemperance more in meats and drinks but on the earth shall bring diseases dire of which a monstrous crew before they shall appear that thou mayst know what misery din abstinence Aviv shall bring on them immediately a place before his eyes appeared sad noise dark a Lazar house it seemed wherein were laid numbers of all diseased all maladies of ghastly spasm or racking torture qualms of heartsick agony all feverish kinds convulsions epilepsies fierce guitars intestines stone and ulcer colleague pangs dropsies and asthma's and joint wracking rooms dire was the tossing deep the grooms despair tended the sick busiest from couch to couch and over them triumphant death his dark shock but delayed to strike the oft invoked with boughs as the chief good and fine Oh site so deformed what heart of rock could long dry out the old atom good not but wept the not of woman born compassion quelled his best of man and gave him up to tears of space till firmer thoughts restrained excess and scarce recovering words his plate renewed Oh miserable mankind - what fall degraded - what wretched state reserved better and here unborn why is life given to be that rested from us rather why obtrude adonis thus who if we knew what we receive would either not accept life offered or soon beg to lay it down glad to be so dismissed in peace can thus the image of God in man created once of goodly and erect though faulty since to such unsightly sufferings be debased under inhuman pains why should not man retaining still divine similitude in part from such deformities be free and for his makers image sake exempt their makers image answered Michael then forsook them when themselves they vilified to serve uncovered appetite and cook his image whom they served a brutish vice inductive mainly to the sin of Eve therefore so abject is their punishment disfiguring not God's likeness but their own or if his likeness by themselves defaced while they pervert pure nature's healthful rules to load some sickness worthily since they God's image did not reverence in themselves I yield it just said Adam and submit but is there yet no other way besides these painful passages how we may come to death and mix with our core natural there is said Michael if they're well observed the rule of not too much by Temple installed in what thou each stand dreams seeking from thence do nourishment not gluttonous delight till many years over thy head return so miss they'll live to like ripe fruit thou drop into thy mother's lap or be Whitney's gathered not harshly plot for death mature this is old age but then thou must outlive the youth by strain by beauty which will change to withered weakened gray by senses then of tubes all taste of pleasure must forego - what thou hast and for the air of youth hopeful and cheerful and thy blood will rain a melancholy damp of cold and dry - wait I spirits down and last consumed the balm of life to whom our ancestor henceforth I fly not death nor would prolong life much bent rather how I may be quit fairest and easiest of this cumbrous charge which I must keep till my appointed day of rendering up Michael to him replied nor love thy life nor hate but what thou loosed live well how long or short permit to heaven and now prepare thee for another sight he looked and saw a spacious plain whereon were tents of various hue by some were herds of cattle grazing others whence the sound of instruments that made melodious chime was heard apart and organ and who moved the stops and cords was seen his fallen touch instinct to all proportions low and high fled and pursued transverse the resonant fugue in other part stood one who at the forge laboring to masse clods of iron and brass had melted but a found wear casual fire wasted woods on mountain or in Vail down to the veins of Earth thence gliding hot to some caves mouth or whether washed by stream from underground the liquid or he drained into fit molds prepared from which he formed first his own tools then what might else be refusal or graven and metal after these but on the Heather side a different sort from the high neighboring hills which was the seat down to the plane descended by the guys just men they seemed and all their study meant to worship God right and know his works not hid nor those things lost which might preserve freedom and peace to men they on the plane long had not walked when from the tents behold the bevy of fair women richly gay in gems and wanton dress to the harp they some soft amorous duties and in dance came on the men no grave I'd done and let their eyes row without rain till in the amorous net fast caught they liked and each his liking chose and now of love they treat to the evening star loves harbinger appeared then all in heat they light the nuptial torch and bid invoke hymen then first to marriage rights in Boca with feasts and music all the tents resound such happy interview and fair event of love and youth not lost songs Garland's flowers and charming symphonies that touched the heart of Adam soon inclined to admit delight the bent of nature which he does expressed true opener of mine eyes prime angel blessed much better seems this vision and more hope of peaceful days pretends than those two past those were of hate and death or pain much worse here nature seems fulfilled in all her ends to whom thus Michael not what is best by pleasure though to nature seaming meat created as thou art to nobler in holy and pure conformity divided those tents the sauced so pleasant were the tents of wickedness wherein shall dwell his race who slew his brother studious they appear of arts that polish life inventors rare unmindful of their maker though his spirit taught them but they his gifts acknowledged none yet they a beauteous offspring shalt beget for that fair female truth the sauce that seemed of goddesses so blyde so smooth so gay he had empty of all good Waring consists woman's domestic honour and chief praise bread only and completed to the taste of lustful a pittance to sing to dance to dress and roll the tongue and roll the eye to these that super race of men whose lives religious title then the sons of God shall yield up all the virtue all their fame ignoble each of the trains under the smiles of these fair atheists and now swim in joy and long to swim at large and laugh for which the world ere long a world of tears must weep tomb thus atom of short Geordie raft Oh pity and shame that they who to live well entered so fair should turn aside to tread pads in direct or in the Midway faint but still I see the tenor of man's woe holds on the same from woman to begin from man's effeminate slackness it begins said angel who should better hold his place by wisdom and superior gifts received but now prepare thee for another seat he looked and saw wide territory spread before him towns and rural works between cities of men with lofty gates and towers concourse in arms fierce faces threatened war giants of mighty bone and bold and prized part wield their arms part curbed the foaming steed single or an array of battle ranged for horse and foot nor idly mustering stood one way a band select from forage drives a herd of bees their oxen and their kind from a fat meadow ground or fleecy flock use and their bleating lambs over the plain their booty scarce with life the shepherds fly but collie an aid which tacks of bloody fray with cruel tournament the squadrons join their cattle bastard late now scattered lies with carcasses and arms than sanguine field deserted others to a city strongly see encamped by battery scale and - Alton others from the wall defend with dart and javelin stones and sulfurous fire on each hand slaughter and gigantic deeds in other part the sceptered heralds called a council in the city gates anon gray-headed men in grave with warriors mix to assemble and harangues are heard but su an infectious opposition till at last of middle age when rising eminent in wise to port speak much of right and wrong of justice of religion truth and peace and judgment from above him old and young exploded and had seized with violent hands had not a cloud descending snatched in dense unseen amid the draw so violence proceeded and oppression and sword law through all the plain and refuge none was found Adam was all in tears and to his guide lamenting turned full sad Oh what are these deaths ministers not men who thus deal debt in humanely to men and multiplied ten thousandfold the sin of him who slew his brother four of whom such Massacre make neighbour of the brethren men of men but who was that just man whom had not heaven rescued that in his righteousness been lost to whom thus Michael these are the product of those ill mated marriages thus asked where good with bad were matched who of themselves supported joy and by imprudence mixed produce prodigious births of body or mind such were these Giants men of high renown for in those days might only shall be admired and valor and heroic virtue called to overcome in battle and subdue nations and bring home spoils with infinite manslaughter shall be held the highest pitch of human glory and for glory done of triumph to be styled great conquerors patrons of mankind gods and sons of God's destroyers right they're called and plagues of men thus fame shall be achieved renown on earth and what most merits fame in silence hid but he the seventh from thee whom thou be helps the only righteous in a world the verse and therefore hated therefore so beset with foes for daring single to be just and out erroneous truth that God would come to judge them with his Saints him the Most High wrapped in a balmy cloud with winged steeds did as the sauce receive to walk with God high and salvation and the climes of bliss exempt from death to show the what reward awaits the good the rest or punishment which now direct thine eyes and soon behold he looked and saw the face of things quite changed the brazen throat of war had ceased to roar all now was turned to geology in game to luxury and riot feast and dance marrying or prostituting as befell rape for adultery we're passing fair inured them thence from cops to civil Royals at length a reverence sire among them King and of their doings great dis like declared and testified against the ways the oft frequented their assemblies were somet triumphs sore festivals and to them preached conversion and repentance as to souls in prison under judgments imminent but all in vain which when he saw he ceased contending and removed his tents far off then from the mountain hewing timber tall began to build a vessel of huge bulk measured by cubit length and breadth and height smeared round with pinch and in the side add or contrived and of provisions laid in large for man and beast when lo a wonder strange of every beast and bird and insect small came sevens and pairs and entered in has taught their order last the sire and his three sons were there four wives and God made fast the door meanwhile the south wind rose and with black wings wide hovering all the clouds together drove from under heaven the hills to their supply vapour and exhalation dusk and moist sent up a mane and now the thickened sky like a dark ceiling stood down rushed the rain impetuous and continued to the earth no more was seen the floating vessel swarm uplifted and secure with decayed prow road tilting or the waves all dwellings else flood overwhelmed and then with all the pomp deep under water roll see covered see see without shore and in their palaces where luxury lay trained sea monsters well and stapled of mankind so numerous late all left in one small bottom swum embarked how didst thou greed then Adam to behold the end of all the offspring and so sad depopulation the another flood of tears and sorrow a flood the also drowned and sunk as thy sons till gently reared by the angel on thy feet thou stood stood last though comfortless as when a father mourns his children all in view destroyed at once and scarce to the angel uttered stuffs that claimed o visions LLL foreseen better had I lived ignorant of future so had borne my part of evil only each day's lot enough to bear those now that were dispensed the burden of many ages on me light at once by my foreknowledge gaining birth abortive to torment me Heather being with thought that they must be let no man seek henceforth to be foretold what shall befall him or his children evil he may be sure which neither his for knowing can prevent and he the future evil shall no less in apprehension than in substance field grievous to bear but that care now is past man is not whom to warn those of you escaped famine and anguish would at last consume wandering that watery desert I had hoped when violence was ceased and war on earth all would have then gone well peace would have crowned with length of happy days the race of man but I was far deceived for now I see peace to corrupt no less than war to waste how comes it thus unfold celestial guide and whether here the race of man will end doom thus Michael those whom last the sauced in triumph and luxurious wealth are they first seen in acts of prowess eminent and great exploits but a true virtue boy who having spilt much blood and done much wastes and doing Nations and achieved thereby Fame and world high titles and rich prey shall change the course to pleasure eaves and slow circuit and lust till wantonness and pride raise out friendship hostile deeds in peace the Concord also and enslaved by war shall with their freedom lost all virtue hoops and fear of God from whom their piety feigned in shock contest of battle found no aid against invaders therefore cooled in zeal then spoke shall practice how to live secure worldly or to salute on what the Lord shall leave them to enjoy for the earth shall bear more than enough the temperance may be tried so all shall turn to generate all depraved justice and temperance truth and faith forgot one man except the only Son of light in a dark age against example rule against d'lorman custom and a world offended fearless of reproach and scorn or violence he of their wicked ways shall them admonish and before them set the paths of righteousness how much more safe and full of peace denouncing wrath to come honoring innocence and shall return them to ride it but of God observed the one just man alive by his command shall build a wondrous office that be helped to save himself and household from amidst a world devote to universal rack no sooner he with them of man and beast select for life shall in the ark be Lodge and shelter drowned but all the cataracts of heav'n said open on the earth shall pour rain day and night all Fountains of the deep broke up shall Eve the ocean to use earth beyond all bounds till inundation rise above the highest hills then shall this Mount of paradise by might of waves be moved out of his place pushed by the hornet flood with all his Verger spoiled and trees adrift down the great river to the opening gulf and there take root an island salt and there the haunt of seals and orcs see Moo's clang to teach thee that God attributes to place no sanctity if none be deter brought by men who their frequent or their indwell and now but further shall ensue behold he looked and saw the Ark hull on the flood which now abated but the clouds were fled driven by a keen north wind that blowing dry wrinkled the face of Dell you justic aid and a clear son on his wide watery glass gazed hot and of the fresh wave largely drew as after thirst which made the flowing shrink from standing late to tripping in that stole with soft foot towards the deep who now had stopped his sluices as the heaven his window shut the ark no more now floats but seems on ground fast on the top of some high mountain fix and now the tops of hills as rocks appear with clamour thence the rapid currents drive towards the retreating sea their fury is tied both with from out the ark a raven flies and after him the surer messenger a dove sent forth once and again to spy green tree or ground whereon his foot may light the second time returning in his bill and olive leaf he brings specific sign an on dry ground appears and from his ark the entrance sire descends with all his train then without lifted hands and eyes devout grateful to heaven over his head beholds a dewy cloud and in the cloud a bow conspicuous with three lifted colours gay betokening peace from God and covenant noon where at the heart of Adam earth so sad greatly rejoiced and thus his joy broke forth o thou the future things canst represent his present heavenly instructor I revived at this last sight assured of man shall live with all the creatures and their seed preserve far less I now lament for one whole world of wicked sons destroyed then I rejoice for one man found so perfect and so just that God doubts safes to raise another world from him and all his anger to forget but say what mean those colored streaks in heaven distended as the brow of God appeased or served they as a flowery merge to bind the fluid skirts of that same watery cloud lest it dissolve and shower the earth told Archangel dexterously thou amst so willingly doth God remit his ire though late repenting him of man depraved grieved at his heart when looking down he saw the whole earth filled with violence and all flesh corrupting each their way yet those removed such grace shall one just man find in his sight that he relents not to blot out mankind and makes a covenant never to destroy the earth again by flood nor let the sea surpass his bounds no rain to drown the world with man the Rhema beast but when he brings over the earth a cloud will therein set his triple coloured ball we're on to look and call to mind his covenant day and night seed time and harvest he and hoary frost to hold their course to fire purge all things new both heaven and earth were in the just shall dwell notes 9 484 after this line 1674 adds demoniac frenzy moping melancholy and moonstruck madness pining atrophy marasmus and wide wasting pestilence 9 548 of rendering up then patiently attend my dissolution michael replied 1674 line 647 tax makes 1674 line 866 that who 1674 the end of the 11th book recording by Thomas Copeland

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