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The suburb of thir Straw-built Cittadel,
Defid the best of Paynim chivalry [ 765 ]
To Noon he fell, from Noon to dewy Eve,
A solemn Councel forthwith to be held [ 755 ]
By place or choice the worthiest; they anon
Erring; for he with this rebellious rout
In clusters; they among fresh dews ９９lｉｂ•nｅｔand flowers
And Trumpets sound throughout the Host proclaim
Mean while the winged Haralds by command
New rubd with Baum, expatiate and confer
By all his Engins, but was headlong sent [ 750 ]
Sheer ore the Chrystal Battlements: from Morn
To mortal combat or carreer with Lance)
With hunderds and with thousands trooping came [ 760 ]
Thick swarmd, both on the ground and in the air,
Fell long before; nor aught availd him now
Pour forth thir populous youth about the Hive [ 770 ]
Thir State affairs. So thick th9９lｉｂ•nｅｔ e aerie crowd [ 775 ]
Flie to and fro, or on the smoothed Plank,
And Porches wide, but chief the spacious Hall
From Heavn, they fabld, thrown by angry Jove
Wont ride in armd, and at the Soldans chair
In ancient Greece; and in Ausonian land
Brusht with the hiss of russling wings. As Bees
9９lib.netNor was his name unheard or unadord
Of Sovran power, with awful Ceremony
Dropt from the Zenith like a falling Star, [ 745 ]
At Pandæmonium, the high Capital
In spring time, when the Sun with Taurus rides,
(Though like a coverd field, where Champions bold
Attended: all access was throngd, the Gates
九_九_藏_书_网With his industrious crew to build in hell.
On Lemnos th Ægean Ile: thus they relate,
To have built in Heavn high Towrs; nor did he scape
Of Satan and his Peers: thir summons calld
A Summers day; and with the setting Sun
From every Band and squared Regiment
Men calld him Mulciber; and how he fell [ 740 ]