Angels and Women (1924)

GREATER CHANGE 151
to himself as to the Lord of Heaven, he would
establish
glorious.
a kingdom greater and more
But Satanas in wrath rebuked the other.
He will yield nothing to the Lord of Heaven;
not even shall the approaching marriage be
deferred. Naught but utter ruin can change
his purpose. He owns the Earth; he holds
it by might. If it be destroyed in the fury
of the elements, then and not till then, shall
it be abandoned. Themselves he defies the
Eternal to destroy! He cannot quench the
spark which He Himself has furnished and
which surely could not but be immortal like
Himself. 1
Ah, how art thou blinded and deceived, O
fallen ! Spirit, once so wise
And now Satanas rouses the courage of
the other Devas by recounting the triumphs
of former struggles, their passion by mention
of their beautiful wives and children,
their pride by thought of province and
1 See Appendix, Note 21.