theblacktartareousldinfealdregs,</p>
adversetolife:thenfouhennglobed</p>
likethingstolike;theresttoseveralplace</p>
disparted,aheair;</p>
ahselfbalanherterhung.</p>
lettherebelight,saidgod;andforthhlight</p>
ethereal,firstofthings,quintessencepure,</p>
sprungfrohedeep;andfroeativeeast</p>
tojoueythroughtheaeryglooegan,</p>
spheredinaradiantcloud,foryetthesunsheinacloudytabeacle</p>
sojouedthehelightwasgood;</p>
andlightfroarknessbythehesphere</p>
divided:lighttheday,anddarknessnight,</p>
henad.thuso:</p>
norpastued,norunsung</p>
bythecelestialquires,light</p>
exhalingfirstfroarkheybeheld;</p>
birthdayofheaveh;hjoyandshout</p>
theholloheyfilled,</p>
andtouningpraised</p>
paradiselost</p>
202of374</p>
godandhistheysung,</p>
botho.</p>
again,godsaid,lettherebefirnt</p>
adtheers,adivide</p>
thetheade</p>
thefirnt,expanseofliquid,pure,</p>
transparealair,diffused</p>
inostnvex</p>
ofthisgreatround;partitionfirndsure,</p>
thethoseabove</p>
dividing:forasearth,sohetheworld</p>
builtonuluous,inwide</p>
isrule</p>
ofoved;lestfierceextres</p>
ntiguousghtdisteerthee:</p>
andheavehefirnt:soeven</p>
andingchorussungthesendday.</p>
theearthed,butinthebasyet</p>
ofbryoniatureinvolved,</p>
appearednot:overallthefaceofearth</p>
inoflo</p>
prolifickhuursofteningallherglobe,</p>
ferhegreatthertonceive,</p>
satiateoisture;whengodsaid,</p>
begatherednoersunderheaven</p>
intoonepladletdrylandappear.</p>
iediatelytheuntainshugeappear</p>
ergent,andtheirbroadbarebacksupheave</p>
intotheclouds;theirtopsasdthesky:</p>
paradiselost</p>
203of374</p>
sohighasheavedthetudhills,solow</p>
dobroadanddeep,</p>
iousbedofers:thitherthey</p>
hastedhgladpree,uprolled,</p>
<:</p>
partriseincrystal,</p>
forhaste;suchflightthegreatndiressed</p>
onthesiesatthecall</p>
oftruetforofaresthouhastheard</p>
trooptotheirstandard;sotheerythrong,</p>
erheyfound,</p>
ifsteep,htorrentrapture,ifthroughplain,</p>
softebbing;norrockorhill;</p>
butthey,orunderground,oruitwide</p>
hserpenterrourheirway,</p>
andonthehannelswore;</p>
easy,eregodhadbidthegroundbedry,</p>
allbuthinthosebanks,whereriversnow</p>
streaaualdraidtrain.</p>
thedrylah;andthegreatrele</p>
ateders,hecalledseas:</p>
andsahatittheearth</p>
putforththeverdantgrass,herbyieldingseed,</p>
andfruittreeyieldingfruitafterherkind,</p>
heearth.</p>
hesehadsaid,hebareearth,tillthen</p>
desartandbare,unsightly,unadoed</p>
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