Of Turkish Crescent, leaves all waste beyond

In shew Plebeian Angel militant

Congratulant approachd him, who with hand

As when the Tartar from his Russian Foe

To Tauris or Casbeen. So these the late

Of Pandæmonium, Citie and proud seate

Raisd from thir dark Divan, and with like joy

Heavn-banisht Host, left desert utmost Hell

He sate, and round about him saw unseen:

Forth rushd in hhttps://read.99csw.comaste the great consulting Peers,

Departing gave command, and they observd. [ 430 ]

Of richest texture spred, at th upper end

Appointed to sit there, had left thir charge,

Of lowest order, past; and from the dore

Then sufferd. Th other way Satan went down

In Council sate, sollicitous what chance

At last as from a Cloud his fulgent head

Was left him, or false glittread.99csw.comer: All amazd

Ascended his high Throne, which under state [ 445 ]

Each hour thir great adventurer from the search [ 440 ]

That scornd his indignation: through the Gate,

Silence, and with these words attention won.

Of Lucifer, so by allusion calld, [ 425 ]

If your joynt power prevailes, th affaires of Hell

Thir course through thickest Constellations held

Was plact in regal luｒeａd•99ｃｓw•ｃｏｍstre. Down a while

And Planets, Planet-strook, real Eclips

Of that bright Starr to Satan paragond.

Wide open and unguarded, Satan passd,

And all about found desolate; for those [ 420 ]

Disparted Chaos over built exclaimd,

And with rebounding surge the barrs assaild,

Thir mighty Chief returnd: loud was th acclaime: [ 455 ]

Of that Plutonian Hall, invisible

Spreading thir bane; the bl九*九*藏*書asted Starrs lookt wan,

There kept thir Watch the Legions, while the Grand

Round thir Metropolis, and now expecting

At that so sudden blaze the Stygian throng

So saying he dismissd them, they with speed [ 410 ]

Bent thir aspect, and whom they wishd beheld,

Might intercept thir Emperour sent, so hee

Farr to the inland retird, about the walls

Of Forrein Worlds: he through the midst unmarkt,

And九九藏書 shape Starr bright appeerd, or brighter, clad [ 450 ]

The Realm of Aladule, in his retreate [ 435 ]

With what permissive glory since his fall

The Causey to Hell Gate; on either side [ 415 ]

Retires, or Bactrian Sophi from the hornes

No detriment need feare, goe and be strong.

Flown to the upper World; the rest were all

Many a dark League, reduct in careful Watch

By Astracan over the Snowie Plaines