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Soon banded; others from the dawning Hills
Up rose the Victor Angels, and to Arms [ 525 ]
Lookd round, and Scouts each Coast light-armed scoure,
Under spred Ensignes moving nigh, in slow
Of Golden Panoplie, refulgent Host,
None arguing stood, innumerable hands
So all ere day-spring, under cons九九藏书cious Night
Conception; Sulphurous and Nitrous Foame
Part hiddn veins diggd up (nor hath this Earth
But firm Battalion; back with speediest Sail
Provide, pernicious with one touch to fire. [ 520 ]
Th originals of Nature in thir crude
With silent circumspection unespid.
But ratling st九九藏书网orm of Arrows barbd with fire.
Whereof to found thir Engins and thir Balls
Forthwith from Councel to the work they flew,
Fit well his Helme, gripe fast his orbed Shield,
They found, they mingld, and with suttle Art,
Concocted and adusted they reducd
Whom fled we thought, will save us lon九_九_藏_书_网g pursuit
He comes, and settld in his face I see [ 540 ]
Zophiel, of Cherubim the swiftest wing, [ 535 ]
Came flying, and in mid Aire aloud thus crid.
Now when fair Morn Orient in Heavn appeerd
Wide the Celestial soile, and saw beneath [ 510 ]
Sad resolution and secure: let each
Where lodgd, or whither fled, or if for fight,
Were ready, in a moment up they turnd
Of missive ruin; part incentive reed
To blackest grain, and into store conveyd: [ 515 ]
If I conjecture aught, no drizling showr, [ 545 ]
Each quarter, to descrie the distant foe, [ 530 ]
Arme, Warriours, Arme for fight, the 藏书网foe at hand,
The matin Trumpet Sung: in Arms they stood
His Adamantine coat gird well, and each
Entrails unlike) of Mineral and Stone,
This day, fear not his flight; so thick a Cloud
Secret they finishd, and in order set,
In motion or in alt: him soon they met
Born eevn or high, for this day will pour down,