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nistringspirits,trainedupiandsong</p>
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servilitytontend,</p>
asboththeirdeedsparedthisdayshallprove.</p>
paradiselost</p>
167of374</p>
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apostatestillthouerrest,norendfind</p>
,frohepathoftruthrete:</p>
unjustlythoudepravestite</p>
ofservitude,todordains,</p>
odandnaturebidthesa,</p>
,andexcels</p>
theegoves.thisisservitude,</p>
toservetheunhrebelled</p>
againsthishier,asthinenohee,</p>
thyselfnotfree,buttothyselfenthralled;</p>
yetleinistringupbraid.</p>
reignthouihykingdoletserve</p>
inheavengodeverblest,andhisdivine</p>
behestsobey,hiesttobeobeyed;</p>
yets,expewhile</p>
froeretued,aserstthousaidst,frolight,</p>
thisgreetingonthyiiouseive.</p>
sosaying,arokeheliftedhigh,</p>
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ontheproudcrestofsatan,thatnosight,</p>
nortionofsthought,lessuldhisshield,</p>
suchruinintercept:tenpaceshuge</p>
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halfsuseised</p>
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paradiselost</p>
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theadverselegions,norlesshideousjoined</p>
thehorridshooingfuryrose,</p>
andhasheardinheaventillnow</p>
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sounderfierypetogetherrushed</p>
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ainguishablerage.allheaven</p>
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hadtohertershook.wonderwhen</p>
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ofalltheirregions:houchreofpower</p>
aragainstarnuerlesstoraise</p>
dreadfulbustionurb,</p>
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froisstrongholdofheaven,highoverruled</p>
paradiselost</p>
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