Xerxes, the Libertie of Greece to yoke,

And durable; and now in little space [ 320 ]

So sented the grim Feature, and upturnd

His Nostril wide into the murkie Air, [ 280 ]

From each side shoaling towards the mouth of Hell.

Bridging his way, Europe with Asia joynd, [ 310 ]

Smooth, easie, inoffensive down to Hell. [ 305 ]

As with a Tread.99csw.comrident smote, and fixt as firm [ 295 ]

They fastend, and the Mole immense wraught on [ 300 ]

And scourgd with many a stroak th indignant waves.

So, if great things to small may be compard,

With long reach interposd; three sevral wayes

And Chains they made all fast, too fast they made

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Flew divers, and with Power (thir Power was great)

Sagacious of his Quarry from so farr.

Over the foaming deep high Archt, a Bridge

Deep to the Roots of Hell the gatherd beach

Beyond Petsora Eastward, to the rich

In sight, to each of these three places led.

Death with his Mace petrific, cold and dry,

Over the vext Abyss, reａｄ•99ｃｓｗ.ｃoｍfollowing the track

Upon the Cronian Sea, together drive [ 290 ]

Wide Anarchie of Chaos damp and dark

Immovable of this now fenceless world

And with Asphaltic slime; broad as the Gate,

Solid or slimie, as in raging Sea

Came to the Sea, and over Hellespont

As Delos floating once; the rest his look

Of this round World: with Pinns of九*九*藏*書 Adamant

The confines met of Empyrean Heavn

Forfeit to Death; from hence a passage broad,

As when two Polar Winds blowing adverse

Tost up and down, together crowded drove

Bound with Gorgonian rigor not to move,

Pontifical, a ridge of pendent Rock

And of this World, and on the left hand Hell

From out of Chaos to the out side bare

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First lighted from his Wing, and landed safe

Then Both from out Hell Gates into the waste

Of Satan, to the self same place where hee [ 315 ]

Mountains of Ice, that stop th imagind way

Hovering upon the Waters; what they met [ 285 ]

Now had they brought the work by wondrous Art

Of length prodigious joyning to the Wall