However, and to scape his punishment.

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

Came not all Hell broke loose? is pain to them

Insulting Angel, well thou knowst I stood

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

Farthest from pain, where thou mightst hope to change

But wherefore thou alone? wherefore with thee

Gabrihttps://read.99csw.comel, thou hadst in Heavn th esteem of wise,

To thy deserted host this cause of flight,

Less hardie to endure? courageous Chief, [ 920 ]

Gravely in doubt whether to hold them wise

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

Dole with delight, which in this place I sought;

And seconded thy else not dreaded Spear.

Who woulhttps://read.99csw.comd not, finding way, break loose from Hell,

The blasting volied Thunder made all speed

So judge thou still, presumptuous, till the wrauth,

In that dark durance: thus much what was askt.

Thou surely hadst not come sole fugitive.

To which the Fiend thus answerd frowning stern.

Torment with ease, and; soonest recompence

Not that I less eread.99csw.comndure, or shrink from pain, [ 925 ]

Thus he in scorn. The warlike Angel movd,

Or not, who ask what boldness brought him hither

But that implies not violence or harme.

O loss of one in Heavn to judge of wise,

Thy fiercest, when in Battel to thy aide

Seavenfold, and scourge that wisdom back to Hell,

And such I held thee; but this question askt

Wh九*九*藏*書ich thou incurrst by flying, meet thy flight

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

But evil hast not trid: and wilt object

And now returns him from his prison scapt,

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

His will who bound us? let him surer barr

The first in flight from pain, hadst thou allegd

To whom thus Satan with contemptuous九_九_藏_書 brow. [ 885 ]

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

Can equal anger infinite provokt.

Disdainfully half smiling thus replid.

His Iron Gates, if he intends our stay

And boldly venture to whatever place

Since Satan fell, whom follie overthrew, [ 905 ]

Unlicenct from his bounds in Hell prescribd;

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