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Paradise Lost Ⅶ-第1章

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THE ARGUMENT

小?说网
raphael at the request of adam relates how and wherefore this world was first created; that god; after the expelling of satan and his angels out of heaven; declard his pleasure to create another world and other creatures to dwell therein; sends his son with glory and attendance of angels to perform the work of creation in six dayes: the angels celebrate with hymns the performance thereof; and his reascention into heaven。

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Paradise Lost Ⅶ1

 生?
descend from heavn urania; by that name

if rightly thou art calld; whose voice divine

following; above th olympian hill i soare;

above the flight of pegasean wing。

the meaning; not the name i call: for thou ' 5 '

nor of the muses nine; nor on the top

of old olympus dwellst; but heavnlie borne;

before the hills appeerd; or fountain flowd;

thou with eternal wisdom didst converse;

wisdom thy sister; and with her didst play ' 10 '

in presence of th almightie father; pleasd

with thy celestial song。 up led by thee

into the heavn of heavns i have presumd;

an earthlie guest; and drawn empyreal aire;

thy tempring; with like safetie guided down ' 15 '

return me to my native element:

least from this flying steed unreind; (as once

bellerophon; though from a lower clime)

dismounted; on th aleian field i fall

erroneous there to wander and forlorne。 ' 20 '

half yet remaines unsung; but narrower bound

within the visible diurnal spheare;

standing on earth; not rapt above the pole;

more safe i sing with mortal voice; unchangd

to hoarce or mute; though falln on evil dayes; ' 25 '

on evil dayes though falln; and evil tongues;

in darkness; and with dangers past round;

and solitude; yet not alone; while thou

visitst my slumbers nightly; or when morn

purples the east: still govern thou my song; ' 30 '

urania; and fit audience find; though few。

but drive farr off the barbarous dissonance

of bacchus and his revellers; the race

of that wilde rout that tore the thracian bard

in rhodope; where woods and rocks had eares ' 35 '

to rapture; till the savage clamor dround

both harp and voice; nor could the muse defend

her son。 so fail not thou; who thee implores:

for thou art heavnlie; shee an empty dreame。

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Paradise Lost Ⅶ2

小!说
say goddess; what ensud when raphael; ' 40 '

the affable arch…angel; had forewarnd

adam by dire example to beware

apostasie; by what befell in heaven

to those apostates; least the like befall

in paradise to adam or his race; ' 45 '

chargd not to touch the interdicted tree;

if they transgress; and slight that sole mand;

so easily obeyd amid the choice

of all tastes else to please thir appetite;

though wandring。 he with his consorted eve ' 50 '

the storie heard attentive; and was filld

with admiration; and deep muse to heare

of things so high and strange; things to thir thought

so unimaginable as hate in heavn;

and warr so neer the peace of god in bliss ' 55 '

with such confusion: but the evil soon

drivn back redounded as a flood on those

from whom it sprung; impossible to mix

with blessedness。 whence adam soon repeald

the doubts that in his heart arose: and now ' 60 '

led on; yet sinless; with desire to know

what neerer might concern him; how this world

of heavn and earth conspicious first began;

when; and whereof created; for what cause;

what within eden or without was done ' 65 '

before his memorie; as one whose drouth

yet scarce allayd still eyes the current streame;

whose liquid murmur heard new thirst excites;

proceeded thus to ask his heavnly guest。

great things; and full of wonder in our eares; ' 70 '

farr differing from this world; thou hast reveald

divine interpreter; by favour sent

down from the empyrean to forewarne

us timely of what might else have bin our loss;

unknown; which human knowledg could not reach: ' 75 '

for which to the infinitly good we owe

immortal thanks; and his admonishment

receave with solemne purpose to observe

immutably his sovran will; the end

of what we are。 but since thou hast voutsaft ' 80 '

gently for our instruction to impart

things above earthly thought; which yet concernd

our knowing; as to highest wisdom seemd;

deign to descend now lower; and relate

what may no less perhaps availe us known; ' 85 '

how first began this heavn which we behold

distant so high; with moving fires adornd

innumerable; and this which yeelds or fills

all space; the ambient aire; wide interfusd

imbracing round this florid earth; what cause ' 90 '

movd the creator in his holy rest

through all eternitie so late to build

in chaos; and the work begun; how soon

absolvd; if unforbid thou maist unfould

what wee; not to explore the secrets aske ' 95 '

of his eternal empire; but the more

to magnifie his works; the more we know。

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Paradise Lost Ⅶ3


and the great light of day yet wants to run

much of his race though steep; suspens in heavn

held by thy voice; thy potent voice he heares; ' 100 '

and longer will delay to heare thee tell

his generation; and the rising birth

of nature from the unapparent deep:

or if the starr of eevning and the moon

haste to thy audience; night with her will bring ' 105 '

silence; and sleep listning to thee will watch;

or we can bid his absence; till thy song

end; and dismiss thee ere the morning shine。

thus adam his illustrious guest besought:

and thus the godlike angel answerd milde。 ' 110 '

this also thy request with caution askt

obtaine: though to recount almightie works

what words or tongue of seraph can suffice;

or heart of man suffice to prehend?

yet what thou canst attain; which best may serve ' 115 '

to glorifie the maker; and inferr

thee also happier; shall not be withheld

thy hearing; such mission from above

i have receavd; to answer thy desire

of knowledge within bounds; beyond abstain ' 120 '

to ask; nor let thine own inventions hope

things not reveald; which th invisible king;

onely omniscient hath s
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