loud as from numbers without number; sweet as from blest voices; uttering joy; heavn rung with jubilee; and loud hosannas filld th eternal regions: lowly reverent towards either throne they bow; and to the ground ' 350 ' with solemn adoration down they cast thir crowns inwove with amarant and gold; immortal amarant; a flour which once in paradise; fast by the tree of life began to bloom; but soon for mans offence ' 355 ' to heavn removd where first it grew; there grows; and flours aloft shading the fount of life; and where the river of bliss through midst of heavn rowls ore elisian flours her amber stream; with these that never fade the spirits elect ' 360 ' bind thir resplendent locks inwreathd with beams; now in loose garlands thick thrown off; the bright pavement that like a sea of jasper shon impurpld with celestial roses smild。 then crownd again thir goldn harps they took; ' 365 ' harps ever tund; that glittering by thir side like quivers hung; and with pr?amble sweet of charming symphonie they introduce thir sacred song; and waken raptures high; no voice exempt; no voice but well could joine ' 370 ' melodious part; such concord is in heavn。 thee father first they sung omnipotent; immutable; immortal; infinite; eternal king; thee author of all being; fountain of light; thy self invisible ' 375 ' amidst the glorious brightness where thou sitst thrond inaccessible; but when thou shadst the full blaze of thy beams; and through a cloud drawn round about thee like a radiant shrine; dark with excessive bright thy skirts appeer; ' 380 ' yet dazle heavn; that brightest seraphim approach not; but with both wings veil thir eyes; thee next they sang of all creation first; begotten son; divine similitude; in whose conspicuous countnance; without cloud ' 385 ' made visible; th almighty father shines; whom else no creature can behold; on thee impresst the effulgence of his glorie abides; transfusd on thee his ample spirit rests。 。d 。 Paradise Lost Ⅲ10 (//小|//说//网) hee heavn of heavens and all the powers therein ' 390 ' by thee created; and by thee threw down th aspiring dominations: thou that day thy fathers dreadful thunder didst not spare; nor stop thy flaming chariot wheels; that shook heavns everlasting frame; while ore the necks ' 395 ' thou drovst of warring angels disarraid。 back from pursuit thy powers with loud acclaime thee only extolld; son of thy fathers might; to execute fierce vengeance on his foes; not so on man; him through their malice falln; ' 400 ' father of mercie and grace; thou didst not doome so strictly; but much more to pitie encline: no sooner did thy dear and onely son perceive thee purposd not to doom frail man so strictly; but much more to pitie enclind; ' 405 ' he to appease thy wrauth; and end the strife of mercy and justice in thy face discernd; regardless of the bliss wherein hee sat second to thee; offerd himself to die for mans offence。 o unexampld love; ' 410 ' love no where to be found less then divine! hail son of god; saviour of men; thy name shall be the copious matter of my song henceforth; and never shall my harp thy praise forget; nor from thy fathers praise disjoine。 ' 415 ' thus they in heavn; above the starry sphear; thir happie hours in joy and hymning spent。 mean while upon the firm opacous globe of this round world; whose first convex divides the luminous inferior orbs; enclosd ' 420 ' from chaos and th inroad of darkness old; satan alighted walks: a globe farr off it seemd; now seems a boundless continent dark; waste; and wild; under the frown of night starless exposd; and ever…threatning storms ' 425 ' of chaos blustring round; inclement skie; save on that side which from the wall of heavn though distant farr some small reflection gaines of glimmering air less vext with tempest loud: here walkd the fiend at large in spacious field。 ' 430 ' 。。! Paradise Lost Ⅲ11 (//小|//说//网) as when a vultur on imaus bred; whose snowie ridge the roving tartar bounds; dislodging from a region scarce of prey to gorge the flesh of lambs or yeanling kids on hills where flocks are fed; flies toward the springs ' 435 ' of ganges or hydaspes; indian streams; but in his way lights on the barren plaines of sericana; where chineses drive with sails and wind thir canie waggons light: so on this windie sea of land; the fiend ' 440 ' walkd up and down alone bent on his prey; alone; for other creature in this place living or liveless to be found was none; none yet; but store hereafter from the earth up hither like aereal vapours flew ' 445 ' of all things transitorie and vain; when sin with vanity had filld the works of men: both all things vain; and all who in vain things built thir fond hopes of glorie or lasting fame; or happiness in this or th other life; ' 450 ' all who have thir reward on earth; the fruits of painful superstition and blind zeal; naught seeking but the praise of men; here find fit retribution; emptie as thir deeds; all th unacplisht works of natures hand; ' 455 ' abortive; monstrous; or unkindly mixt; dissolvd on earth; fleet hither; and in vain; till final dissolution; wander here; not in the neighbouring moon; as some have dreamd; those argent fields more likely habitants; ' 460 ' translated saints; or middle spirits hold betwixt th angelical and human kinde: hither of ill…joynd sons and daughters born first from the ancient world those giants came with many a vain exploit; though then renownd: ' 465 ' the builders next of babel on the plain of sennaar; and still with vain designe new babels; had they wherewithall; would build: others came single; he who to be deemd a god; leapd fondly into ?tna flames ' 470 ' empedocles; and hee who to enjoy platos elysium; leapd into the sea; cleombrotus; and many more too long; embryos and idiots; eremits and friers white; black and