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So spake the Prince of Angels; to whom thus The Adversarie. Nor think thou with wind Of airie threats to aw whom yet with deeds Thou canst not. Hast thou turnd the least of these To flight, or if to fall, but that they rise Unvanquisht, easier to transact with mee That thou shouldst hope, imperious, & with threats To chase me hence? erre not that so shall end The strife which thou call'st evil, but wee style The strife of Glorie: which we mean to win, 290 Or turn this Heav'n it self into the Hell Thou fablest, here however to dwell free, If not to reign: mean while thy utmost force, And join him nam'd Almightie to thy aid, I flie not, but have sought thee farr and nigh. They ended parle, and both addrest for fight Unspeakable; for who, though with the tongue Of Angels, can relate, or to what things Liken on Earth conspicuous, that may lift Human imagination to such highth 300 Of Godlike Power: for likest Gods they seemd, Stood they or mov'd, in stature, motion, arms Fit to decide the Empire of great Heav'n. Now wav'd thir fierie Swords, and in the Aire Made horrid Circles; two broad Suns thir Shields Blaz'd opposite, while expectation stood In horror; from each hand with speed retir'd Where erst was thickest fight, th' Angelic throng, And left large field, unsafe within the wind Of such commotion, such as to set forth 310 Great things by small, If Natures concord broke, Among the Constellations warr were sprung, Two Planets rushing from aspect maligne Of fiercest opposition in mid Skie, Should combat, and thir jarring Sphears confound. Together both with next to Almightie Arme, Uplifted imminent one stroke they aim'd That might determine, and not need repeate, As not of power, at once; nor odds appeerd In might or swift prevention; but the sword 320 Of Michael from the Armorie of God Was giv'n him temperd so, that neither keen Nor solid might resist that edge: it met The sword of Satan with steep force to smite Descending, and in half cut sheere, nor staid, But with swift wheele reverse, deep entring shar'd
All his right side; then Satan first knew pain, And writh'd him to and fro convolv'd; so sore The griding sword with discontinuous wound Pass'd through him, but th' Ethereal substance clos'd 330 Not long divisible, and from the gash A stream of Nectarous humor issuing flow'd Sanguin, such as Celestial Spirits may bleed, And all his Armour staind ere while so bright. Forthwith on all sides to his aide was run By Angels many and strong, who interpos'd Defence, while others bore him on thir Shields Back to his Chariot; where it stood retir'd >From off the files of warr; there they him laid Gnashing for anguish and despite and shame 340 To find himself not matchless, and his pride Humbl'd by such rebuke, so farr beneath His confidence to equal God in power. Yet soon he heal'd; for Spirits that live throughout Vital in every part, not as frail man In Entrailes, Heart or Head, Liver or Reines, Cannot but by annihilating die; Nor in thir liquid texture mortal wound Receive, no more then can the fluid Aire: All Heart they live, all Head, all Eye, all Eare, 350 All Intellect, all Sense, and as they please, They Limb themselves, and colour, shape or size Assume, as likes them best, condense or rare. Mean while in other parts like deeds deservd Memorial, where the might of Gabriel fought, And with fierce Ensignes pierc'd the deep array Of Moloc furious King, who him defi'd, And at his Chariot wheeles to drag him bound Threatn'd, nor from the Holie One of Heav'n Refrein'd his tongue blasphemous; but anon 360 Down clov'n to the waste, with shatterd Armes And uncouth paine fled bellowing. On each wing Uriel and Raphael his vaunting foe, Though huge, and in a Rock of Diamond Armd, Vanquish'd Adramelec, and Asmadai, Two potent Thrones, that to be less then Gods Disdain'd, but meaner thoughts learnd in thir flight, Mangl'd with gastly wounds through Plate and Maile. Nor stood unmindful Abdiel to annoy The Atheist crew, but with redoubl'd blow 370 Ariel and Arioc, and the violence Of Ramiel scorcht and blasted overthrew.
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All his right side; then Satan first knew pain,<br />
And writh'd him to and fro convolv'd; so sore<br />
The griding sword with discontinuous wound<br />
Pass'd through him, but th' Ethereal substance clos'd 330<br />
Not long divisible, and from the gash<br />
A stream of Nectarous humor issuing flow'd<br />
Sanguin, such as Celestial Spirits may bleed,<br />
And all his Armour staind ere while so bright.<br />
Forthwith on all sides to his aide was run<br />
By Angels many and strong, who interpos'd<br />
Defence, while others bore him on thir Shields<br />
Back to his Chariot; where it stood retir'd<br />
>From off the files of warr; there they him laid<br />
Gnashing for anguish and despite and shame 340<br />
To find himself not matchless, and his pride<br />
Humbl'd by such rebuke, so farr beneath<br />
His confidence to equal God in power.<br />
Yet soon he heal'd; for Spirits that live throughout<br />
Vital in every part, not as frail man<br />
In Entrailes, Heart or Head, Liver or Reines,<br />
Cannot but by annihilating die;<br />
Nor in thir liquid texture mortal wound<br />
Receive, no more then can the fluid Aire:<br />
All Heart they live, all Head, all Eye, all Eare, 350<br />
All Intellect, all Sense, and as they please,<br />
They Limb themselves, and colour, shape or size<br />
Assume, as likes them best, condense or rare.<br />
Mean while in other parts like deeds deservd<br />
Memorial, where the might of Gabriel fought,<br />
And with fierce Ensignes pierc'd the deep array<br />
Of Moloc furious King, who him defi'd,<br />
And at his Chariot wheeles to drag him bound<br />
Threatn'd, nor from the Holie One of Heav'n<br />
Refrein'd his tongue blasphemous; but anon 360<br />
Down clov'n to the waste, with shatterd Armes<br />
And uncouth paine fled bellowing. On each wing<br />
Uriel and Raphael his vaunting foe,<br />
Though huge, and in a Rock of Diamond Armd,<br />
Vanquish'd Adramelec, and Asmadai,<br />
Two potent Thrones, that to be less then Gods<br />
Disdain'd, but meaner thoughts learnd in thir flight,<br />
Mangl'd with gastly wounds through Plate and Maile.<br />
Nor stood unmindful Abdiel to annoy<br />
The Atheist crew, but with redoubl'd blow 370<br />
Ariel and Arioc, and the violence<br />
Of Ramiel scorcht and blasted overthrew.
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