Paradise Lost Satans first speech

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Satan's first speech upon finding himself in the pit of hell!! • I've used the great Ian Richardson's version but slowed and lowered his voice. I've also added some music and some pictures for atmospherics! (speech starts at 3:30) • Satan spoke: • • • If thou beest he; But O how fall'n! how chang'd • From him, who in the happy Realms of Light • Cloth'd with transcendent brightness didst out-shine • Myriads though bright: If he Whom mutual league, • United thoughts and counsels, equal hope • And hazard in the Glorious Enterprize, • Joynd with me once, now misery hath joynd • In equal ruin: into what Pit thou seest • From what highth fall'n, so much the stronger prov'd • He with his Thunder: and till then who knew • The force of those dire Arms? yet not for those, • Nor what the Potent Victor in his rage • Can else inflict, do I repent or change, • Though chang'd in outward lustre; that fixt mind • And high disdain, from sence of injur'd merit, • That with the mightiest rais'd me to contend, • And to the fierce contention brought along • Innumerable force of Spirits arm'd • That durst dislike his reign, and me preferring, • His utmost power with adverse power oppos'd • In dubious Battel on the Plains of Heav'n, • And shook his throne. What though the field be lost? • All is not lost; the unconquerable Will, • And study of revenge, immortal hate, • And courage never to submit or yield: • And what is else not to be overcome? • That Glory never shall his wrath or might • Extort from me. To bow and sue for grace • With suppliant knee, and deifie his power, • Who from the terrour of this Arm so late • Doubted his Empire, that were low indeed, • That were an ignominy and shame beneath • This downfall; since by Fate the strength of Gods • And this Empyreal substance cannot fail, • Since through experience of this great event • In Arms not worse, in foresight much advanc't, • We may with more successful hope resolve • To wage by force or guile eternal Warr • Irreconcileable, to our grand Foe, • Who now triumphs, and in th' excess of joy • Sole reigning holds the Tyranny of Heav'n.

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