So judge thou still, presumptuous, till the wrauth,

Though thither doomd? Thou wouldst thyself, no doubt, [ 890 ]

Came not all Hell broke loose? is pain to them

In that dark durance: thus much what was askt.

Less pain, less to be fled, or thou then they

Can equal anger infinite provokt.

The first in flight from pain, hadst thou allegd

Dole w九九藏书ith delight, which in this place I sought;

Farthest from pain, where thou mightst hope to change

And seconded thy else not dreaded Spear.

Or not, who ask what boldness brought him hither

But wherefore thou alone? wherefore with thee

Gravely in doubt whether to hold them wise

Seavenfold, and scourge that wisdom back to Hell,

And suc

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Gabriel, thou hadst in Heavn th esteem of wise,

His Iron Gates, if he intends our stay

O loss of one in Heavn to judge of wise,

To thee no reason; who knowst only good, [ 895 ]

Insulting Angel, well thou knowst I stood

Thou surely hadst not come sole fugitive.

To whom thus Satan with contemptuous ９9ｌｉｂ•nｅtbrow. [ 885 ]

Puts me in doubt. Lives ther who loves his pain?

And boldly venture to whatever place

Less hardie to endure? courageous Chief, [ 920 ]

His will who bound us? let him surer barr

So wise he judges it to fly from pain [ 910 ]

To which the Fiend thus answerd frowning stern.

Since Satan fell, whom follie overthrew, [ 905 ]

To thy dese99lib.netrted host this cause of flight,

Which thou incurrst by flying, meet thy flight

Thus he in scorn. The warlike Angel movd,

The rest is true, they found me where they say; [ 900 ]

Disdainfully half smiling thus replid.

But that implies not violence or harme.

Not that I less endure, or shrink from pain, [ 925 ]

But evil hast not trid: and wilt object

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And now returns him from his prison scapt,

However, and to scape his punishment.

Which taught thee yet no better, that no pain [ 915 ]

The blasting volied Thunder made all speed

Thy fiercest, when in Battel to thy aide

Torment with ease, and; soonest recompence

Unlicenct from his bounds in Hell prescribd;