svain,
thouhastrepelled;piouslytheythought
theetodinish,andfroheehdraw
thenuerofthyworshipperswhoseeks
tolessenthee,againsthispurposeserves
tonifesttherethyght:hisevil
thouusest,andfrohencecreatestregood
nessthisneadeherheaven
froeavengatenotfar,foundedinview
ontheclearhyaline,theglassyse
ofalitudealstiense,hstars
nurous,andeverystarperhapsaworld
ofdestinedhabitation;butthoukno
theirseasons:angthesetheseatofn,
earth,fused,
theirpleasantden,
andsonsofn,godhaththusadvanced
createdinhisige,theretodwell
and;andinreorule
overhish,insea,orair,
andltiplyaraceofworshippers
holyandjust:thricehappy,iftheyknow
theirhappiness,andpersevereupright
sosungthey,andtheeyreanrung
hhalleluiahs:thushkept
andthyrequestthinknohatasked
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hothishingsbegan,
anderywasdone
frohebeginning;thatposterity,
infordbythee,ghtknohouseekest
aught,notsurpassinghunasure,say
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theangelended,andinadaear
sochaglefthisvoice,thatheawhile
thoughthitillspeaking,stillstoodfixedtohear;then,asnehusgratefullyreplied
thankssufficient,orpence
equal,haveitorenderthee,divine
historian,huslargelyhastallayed
thethirstihadofknohsafed
thisfriendlyndescensiontorelate
things,elsebyunsearchable;nowheard
hdelight,and,asisdue,
hgloryattributedtothehigh
ethingyetofdoubtreins,
hysolutioncanresolve
e,thisworld,
ofheavenandearthnsisting;andpute
theirgnitudes;thisearth,aspot,agrain,
anatoantpared
andallheueredstars,thatseeoroll
spacesinprehensible,forsuch
theirdistanceargues,andtheirsretu
diual,relytoofficiatelight
roundthisopausearth,thispunctualspot,
onedayandnight;inallhervastsurvey
uselessbesides;reasoningioftadre,
hot
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suchdisproportions,hsuperfluoushand
sonynoblerbodiestocreate,
greatersonifold,tothisoneuse,
foraughtappears,andontheirorbsiose
suchrestlessrevolutiondaybyday
repeated;hesedentaryearth,
thatbetterghtpassve,
servedbyrenoblethanherself,attains
herendotion,andreceives,
astribute,suchasuessjoueybrought
ofinrporealspeed,herthandlight;
speed,todescribeberfails
sospakeoursire,andbyhisuntenanceseed
enteringonstudiousthoughtsabstruse;heveperceiving,retiredinsight,
herseat,
andgracethatoay,
rose,andongherfruitsandflowers,
tovisitho,
heursery;theyatheringsprung,
and,touchedbyherfairtendance,gladliergrewyetshenot,asnothsuchdisurse
delighted,ootcapableherear
ofhpleasureshereserved,
adaelating,shesoleauditress;
herhusbandtherelatershepreferred
beforetheangel,andofhioask
choserather;he,shekneix
gratefuldigressions,andsolvehighdisputeparadiselost
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hislip
noteetnow
suutualhonourjoined
eanourforthshe,
notunattended;foronher,asqueen,
apoofedstill,
andfrobouthershotdartsofdesire
intoalleyes,toillinsight
andraphaelnosdoubtproposed,
benevolentandfacilethusreplied
toaskorsearch,iblatheenot;forheaven
isasthebookofgodbeforetheeset,
oreadhiswonderousworks,andlea
hisseasons,hours,ordays,oths,oryears:
thistoattain,oveorearth,
iortsnot,ifthoureckonright;therest
froanorangelthegreatarchitect
didonceal,andnotdivulge
hisse
ratheradre;or,iftheylisttotry
njecture,hehisfabrickoftheheavens
hathlefttotheirdisputes,perhapstove
hislaughterattheirquaintopinionswide
hereafter;etodelheaven
andcalculatethestars,hoheywillwield
theghtyfrhorive
tosaveappearances;hohesphere
hcentrickandeccentrickscribbledoer,
cycleandepicycle,orbinorb:
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alreadybythyreasoningthisiguess,
toleadthyoffspring,andsupposest
thatbodiesbrightandgreatershouldnotservethelessnotbright,norheavensuchjoueysrun,earthsittingstill,eives
thebenefit:nsiderfirst,thatgreat
orbrightinfersnotexcellence:theearth
though,inparisonofheaven,sosll,
norglistering,yofsolidgoodntain
replentythanthesunthatbarrenshines;
ueonitself,
butinthefruitfulearth;therefirstreceived,hisbea,unactiveelse,theirvigourfind
yetnottoeartharethosebrightlunaries
officious;buttothee,earthshabitant
andfortheheavens,letitspeak
thekershighgnificence,
sospacious,andhislinestretchedoutsofar;thatnyknoinhisown;
anedifitofill,
lodgedinasllpartition;andtherest
ordainedforusestohislordbestknown
thesnessofthosecirclesattribute,
thoughnuerless,tohisoipotence,
thattorporealsubstancesuldadd
speedalstspiritual:thouthinkestnotslow,oinghoursetoutfroeaven
iddayarrived
ineden;distanceinexpressible
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bynuersthathavenabutthisiurge,
adttingtionintheheavens,toshow
invalidthatoved;
notthatisoaffirthoughsoitseebr >
totheethydh
god,torevehishunsense,
placedheavenfroarthsofar,thatearthlysight,ifitpresu,ghterrinthingstoohigh,
andnoadvantagegainifthesun
becentertotheworld;and
