ascend; i follow thee; safe guide; the path thou leadst me; and to the hand of heavn submit; however chastning; to the evil turne my obvious breast; arming to over by suffering; and earne rest from labour won; ' 375 ' if so i may attain。 so both ascend in the visions of god: it was a hill of paradise the highest; from whose top the hemisphere of earth in cleerest ken stretcht out to amplest reach of prospect lay。 ' 380 ' not higher that hill nor wider looking round; whereon for different cause the tempter set our second adam in the wilderness; to shew him all earths kingdomes and thir glory。 his eye might there mand wherever stood ' 385 ' city of old or modern fame; the seat of mightiest empire; from the destind walls of cambalu; seat of cathaian can and samarchand by oxus; temirs throne; to paquin of sin?an kings; and thence ' 390 ' to agra and lahor of great mogul down to the golden chersonese; or where the persian in ecbatan sate; or since in hispahan; or where the russian ksar in mosco; or the sultan in bizance; ' 395 ' turchestan…born; nor could his eye not ken th empire of negus to his utmost port ercoco and the less maritim kings mombaza; and quiloa; and melind; and sofala thought ophir; to the realme ' 400 ' of congo; and angola fardest south; or thence from niger flood to atlas mount the kingdoms of almansor; fez and sus; marocco and algiers; and tremisen; on europe thence; and where rome was to sway ' 405 ' the world: in spirit perhaps he also saw rich mexico the seat of motezume; and cusco in peru; the richer seat of atabalipa; and yet unspoild guiana; whose great citie geryons sons ' 410 ' call el dorado: but to nobler sights michael from adams eyes the filme removd which that false fruit that promisd clearer sight had bred; then purgd with euphrasie and rue the visual nerve; for he had much to see; ' 415 ' and from the well of life three drops instilld。 so deep the power of these ingredients piercd; eevn to the inmost seat of mental sight; that adam now enforct to close his eyes; sunk down and all his spirits became intranst: ' 420 ' but him the gentle angel by the hand soon raisd; and his attention thus recalld。 。。 Paradise Lost Ⅺ10 [。小^说)网) adam; now ope thine eyes; and first behold th effects which thy original crime hath wrought in some to spring from thee; who never touchd ' 425 ' th excepted tree; nor with the snake conspird; nor sinnd thy sin; yet from that sin derive corruption to bring forth more violent deeds。 his eyes he opnd; and beheld a field; part arable and tilth; whereon were sheaves ' 430 ' new reapt; the other part sheep…walks and foulds; ith midst an altar as the land…mark stood rustic; of grassie sord; thither anon a sweatie reaper from his tillage brought first fruits; the green eare; and the yellow sheaf; ' 435 ' unculld; as came to hand; a shepherd next more meek came with the firstlings of his flock choicest and best; then sacrificing; laid the inwards and thir fat; with incense strewd; on the cleft wood; and all due rites performd。 ' 440 ' his offring soon propitious fire from heavn consumd with nimble glance; and grateful steame; the others not; for his was not sincere; whereat hee inlie ragd; and as they talkd; smote him into the midriff with a stone ' 445 ' that beat out life; he fell; and deadly pale groand out his soul with gushing bloud effusd。 much at that sight was adam in his heart dismaid; and thus in haste to th angel crid。 o teacher; some great mischief hath befalln ' 450 ' to that meek man; who well had sacrificd; is pietie thus and pure devotion paid? t whom michael thus; hee also movd; replid。 these two are brethren; adam; and to e out of thy loyns; th unjust the just hath slain; ' 455 ' for envie that his brothers offering found from heavn acceptance; but the bloodie fact will be avengd; and th others faith approvd loose no reward; though here thou see him die; rowling in dust and gore。 to which our sire。 ' 460 ' alas; both for the deed and for the cause! 。。! Paradise Lost Ⅺ11 /小。说+ but have i now seen death? is this the way i must return to native dust? o sight of terrour; foul and ugly to behold; horrid to think; how horrible to feel! ' 465 ' to whom thus michael。 death thou hast seen in his first shape on man; but many shapes of death; and many are the wayes that lead to his grim cave; all dismal; yet to sense more terrible at th entrance then within。 ' 470 ' some; as thou sawst; by violent stroke shall die; by fire; flood; famin; by intemperance more in meats and drinks; which on the earth shall bring diseases dire; of which a monstrous crew before thee shall appear; that thou mayst know ' 475 ' what miserie th inabstinence of eve shall bring on men。 immediately a place before his eyes appeard; sad; noysom; dark; a lazar…house it seemd; wherein were laid numbers of all diseasd; all maladies ' 480 ' of gastly spasm; or racking torture; qualmes of heart…sick agonie; all feavorous kinds; convulsions; epilepsies; fierce catarrhs; intestin stone and ulcer; colic pangs; d?moniac phrenzie; moaping melancholie ' 485 ' and moon…struck madness; pining atrophie marasmus and wide…wasting pestilence; dropsies; and asthmas; and joint…racking rheums。 dire was the tossing; deep the groans; despair tended the sick busiest from couch to couch; ' 490 ' and over them triumphant death his dart shook; but delaid to strike; though oft invokt with vows; as thir chief good; and final hope。 sight so deform what heart of rock could long drie…eyd behold? adam could not; but wept; ' 495 ' though not of woman born; passion quelld his best of man; and gave him up to tears a space; till firmer thoughts restraind excess; and scarce recovering words his plaint renewd。 o miserable mankind; to what fall ' 500 ' degraded; to what wretched state reservd! .。 Paradise Lost Ⅺ12