, 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; sends michael with a band of cherubim to dispossess them; but first to reveal to adam future things: michaels ing down。 adam shews to eve certain ominous signs; he discerns michaels approach; goes out to meet him: the angel denounces thir departure。 eves lamentation。 adam pleads; but submits: the angel leads him up to a high hill; sets before him in vision what shall happn till the flood。 Paradise Lost Ⅺ1 (/小|说|网) thus they in lowliest plight repentant stood praying; for from the mercie…seat above prevenient grace descending had removd the stonie from thir hearts; & made new flesh regenerate grow instead; that sighs now breathd ' 5 ' unutterable; which the spirit of prayer inspird; and wingd for heavn with speedier flight then loudest oratorie: yet thir port not of mean suiters; nor important less seemd thir petition; then when th ancient pair ' 10 ' in fables old; less ancient yet then these; deucalion and chaste pyrrha to restore the race of mankind drownd; before the shrine of themis stood devout。 to heavn thir prayers flew up; nor missd the way; by envious windes ' 15 ' blown vagabond or frustrate: in they passd dimentionless through heavnly dores; then clad with incense; where the golden altar fumd; by thir great intercessor; came in sight before the fathers throne: them the glad son ' 20 ' presenting; thus to intercede began。 see father; what first fruits on earth are sprung from thy implanted grace in man; these sighs and prayers; which in this golden censer; mixt with incense; i thy priest before thee bring; ' 25 ' fruits of more pleasing savour from thy seed sown with contrition in his heart; then those which his own hand manuring all the trees of paradise could have product; ere falln from innocence。 now therefore bend thine eare ' 30 ' to supplication; heare his sighs though mute; unskilful with what words to pray; let mee interpret for him; mee his advocate and propitiation; all his works on mee good or not good ingraft; my merit those ' 35 ' shall perfet; and for these my death shall pay。 accept me; and in mee from these receave the smell of peace toward mankinde; let him live before thee reconcild; at least his days numberd; though sad; till death; his doom (which i ' 40 ' to mitigate thus plead; not to reverse) to better life shall yeeld him; where with mee all my redeemd may dwell in joy and bliss; made one with me as i with thee am one。 Paradise Lost Ⅺ2 @小‘说〃网 to whom the father; without cloud; serene。 ' 45 ' all thy request for man; accepted son; obtain; all thy request was my decree: but longer in that paradise to dwell; the law i gave to nature him forbids: those pure immortal elements that know ' 50 ' no gross; no unharmoneous mixture foule; eject him tainted now; and purge him off as a distemper; gross to aire as gross; and mortal food; as may dispose him best for dissolution wrought by sin; that first ' 55 ' distemperd all things; and of incorrupt corrupted。 i at first with two fair gifts created him endowd; with happiness and immortalitie: that fondly lost; this other servd but to eternize woe; ' 60 ' till i provided death; so death bees his final remedie; and after life trid in sharp tribulation; and refind by faith and faithful works; to second life; wakt in the renovation of the just; ' 65 ' resignes him up with heavn and earth renewd。 but let us call to synod all the blest through heavns wide bounds; from them i will not hide my judgments; how with mankind i proceed; as how with peccant angels late they saw; ' 70 ' and in thir state; though firm; stood more confirmd。 he ended; and the son gave signal high to the bright minister that watchd; hee blew his trumpet; heard in oreb since perhaps when god descended; and perhaps once more ' 75 ' to sound at general doom。 th angelic blast filld all the regions: from thir blissful bowrs of amarantin shade; fountain or spring; by the waters of life; where ere they sate in fellowships of joy: the sons of light ' 80 ' hasted; resorting to the summons high; and took thir seats; till from his throne supream th almighty thus pronouncd his sovran will。 .。 Paradise Lost Ⅺ3 (//小|//说//网) o sons; like one of us man is bee to know both good and evil; since his taste ' 85 ' of that defended fruit; but let him boast his knowledge of good lost; and evil got; happier; had sufficd him to have known good by it self; and evil not at all。 he sorrows now; repents; and prayes contrite; ' 90 ' my motions in him; longer then they move; his heart i know; how variable and vain self…left。 least therefore his now bolder hand reach also of the tree of life; and eat; and live for ever; dream at least to live ' 95 ' for ever; to remove him i decree; and send him from the garden forth to till the ground whence he was taken; fitter soile。 michael; this my behest have thou in charge; take to thee from among the cherubim ' 100 ' thy choice of flaming warriours; least the fiend or in behalf of man; or to invade vacant possession som new trouble raise: hast thee; and from the paradise of god without remorse drive out the sinful pair; ' 105 ' from hallowd ground th unholie; and denounce to them and to thir progenie from thence perpetual banishment。 yet least they faint at the sad sentence rigorously urgd; for i behold them softnd and with tears ' 110 ' bewailing thir excess; all terror hide。 if patiently thy bidding they obey; dismiss them not disconsolate; reveale to adam what shall e in future dayes; as i shall thee enlighten; intermix ' 115 ' my covnant in the womans seed renewd; so send them forth; though sorrowing; yet in peace: and on the east side of the garden place;