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With what more forcible we may offend Our yet unwounded Enemies, or arme Our selves with like defence, to mee deserves No less then for deliverance what we owe. Whereto with look compos'd Satan repli'd. Not uninvented that, which thou aright 470 Beleivst so main to our success, I bring; Which of us who beholds the bright surface Of this Ethereous mould whereon we stand, This continent of spacious Heav'n, adornd With Plant, Fruit, Flour Ambrosial, Gemms & Gold, Whose Eye so superficially surveyes These things, as not to mind from whence they grow Deep under ground, materials dark and crude, Of spiritous and fierie spume, till toucht With Heav'ns ray, and temperd they shoot forth 480 So beauteous, op'ning to the ambient light. These in thir dark Nativitie the Deep Shall yeild us, pregnant with infernal flame, Which into hallow Engins long and round Thick-rammd, at th' other bore with touch of fire Dilated and infuriate shall send forth >From far with thundring noise among our foes Such implements of mischief as shall dash To pieces, and orewhelm whatever stands Adverse, that they shall fear we have disarmd 490 The Thunderer of his only dreaded bolt. Nor long shall be our labour, yet ere dawne, Effect shall end our wish. Mean while revive; Abandon fear; to strength and counsel joind Think nothing hard, much less to be despaird. He ended, and his words thir drooping chere Enlightn'd, and thir languisht hope reviv'd. Th' invention all admir'd, and each, how hee To be th' inventer miss'd, so easie it seemd Once found, which yet unfound most would have thought 500 Impossible: yet haply of thy Race In future dayes, if Malice should abound, Some one intent on mischief, or inspir'd With dev'lish machination might devise Like instrument to plague the Sons of men For sin, on warr and mutual slaughter bent. Forthwith from Councel to the work they flew, None arguing stood, innumerable hands Were ready, in a moment up they turnd Wide the Celestial soile, and saw beneath 510
Th' originals of Nature in thir crude Conception; Sulphurous and Nitrous Foame They found, they mingl'd, and with suttle Art, Concocted and adusted they reduc'd To blackest grain, and into store conveyd: Part hidd'n veins diggd up (nor hath this Earth Entrails unlike) of Mineral and Stone, Whereof to found thir Engins and thir Balls Of missive ruin; part incentive reed Provide, pernicious with one touch to fire. 520 So all ere day spring, under conscious Night Secret they finish'd, and in order set, With silent circumspection unespi'd. Now when fair Morn Orient in Heav'n appeerd Up rose the Victor Angels, and to Arms The matin Trumpet Sung: in Arms they stood Of Golden Panoplie, refulgent Host, Soon banded; others from the dawning Hills Lookd round, and Scouts each Coast light-armed scoure, Each quarter, to descrie the distant foe, 530 Where lodg'd, or whither fled, or if for fight, In motion or in alt: him soon they met Under spred Ensignes moving nigh, in slow But firm Battalion; back with speediest Sail Zephiel, of Cherubim the swiftest wing, Came flying, and in mid Aire aloud thus cri'd. Arme, Warriours, Arme for fight, the foe at hand, Whom fled we thought, will save us long pursuit This day, fear not his flight; so thick a Cloud He comes, and settl'd in his face I see 540 Sad resolution and secure: let each His Adamantine coat gird well, and each Fit well his Helme, gripe fast his orbed Shield, Born eevn or high, for this day will pour down, If I conjecture aught, no drizling showr, But ratling storm of Arrows barbd with fire. So warnd he them aware themselves, and soon In order, quit of all impediment; Instant without disturb they took Allarm, And onward move Embattelld; when behold 550 Not distant far with heavie pace the Foe Approaching gross and huge; in hollow Cube Training his devilish Enginrie, impal'd On every side with shaddowing Squadrons Deep, To hide the fraud. At interview both stood A while, but suddenly at head appeerd
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- Page 199 and 200: Forbidd'n here, it seems, as onely
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- Page 205 and 206: She crushes, inoffensive moust, and
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- Page 221 and 222: All are not of thy Train; there be
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- Page 225 and 226: All his right side; then Satan firs
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- Page 241 and 242: Fell with his flaming Legions throu
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- Page 249 and 250: Consummate lovly smil'd; Aire, Wate
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- Page 253 and 254: Diurnal) meerly to officiate light
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- Page 259 and 260: First Father, call'd by thee I come
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- Page 267 and 268: THE ARGUMENT. Satan having compast
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With what more forcible we may offend<br />
Our yet unwounded Enemies, or arme<br />
Our selves with like defence, to mee deserves<br />
No less then for deliverance what we owe.<br />
Whereto with look compos'd Satan repli'd.<br />
Not uninvented that, which thou aright 470<br />
Beleivst so main to our success, I bring;<br />
Which of us who beholds the bright surface<br />
Of this Ethereous mould whereon we stand,<br />
This continent of spacious Heav'n, adornd<br />
With Plant, Fruit, Flour Ambrosial, Gemms & Gold,<br />
Whose Eye so superficially surveyes<br />
These things, as not to mind from whence they grow<br />
Deep under ground, materials dark and crude,<br />
Of spiritous and fierie spume, till toucht<br />
With Heav'ns ray, and temperd they shoot forth 480<br />
So beauteous, op'ning to the ambient light.<br />
These in thir dark Nativitie the Deep<br />
Shall yeild us, pregnant with infernal flame,<br />
Which into hallow Engins long and round<br />
Thick-rammd, at th' other bore with touch of fire<br />
Dilated and infuriate shall send forth<br />
>From far with thundring noise among our foes<br />
Such implements of mischief as shall dash<br />
To pieces, and orewhelm whatever stands<br />
Adverse, that they shall fear we have disarmd 490<br />
The Thunderer of his only dreaded bolt.<br />
Nor long shall be our labour, yet ere dawne,<br />
Effect shall end our wish. Mean while revive;<br />
Abandon fear; to strength and counsel joind<br />
Think nothing hard, much less to be despaird.<br />
He ended, and his words thir drooping chere<br />
Enlightn'd, and thir languisht hope reviv'd.<br />
Th' invention all admir'd, and each, how hee<br />
To be th' inventer miss'd, so easie it seemd<br />
Once found, which yet unfound most would have thought 500<br />
Impossible: yet haply of thy Race<br />
In future dayes, if Malice should abound,<br />
Some one intent on mischief, or inspir'd<br />
With dev'lish machination might devise<br />
Like instrument to plague the Sons of men<br />
For sin, on warr and mutual slaughter bent.<br />
Forthwith from Councel to the work they flew,<br />
None arguing stood, innumerable hands<br />
Were ready, in a moment up they turnd<br />
Wide the Celestial soile, and saw beneath 510