His Thunder on thy head, devouring fire.

Determind, and thy hapless crew involvd

Hoarce murmur echod to his words applause

On those proud Towrs to swift destruction doomd.

Of this our native Heavn, Ethereal Sons.

Among innumerable false, unmovd,

In this perfidious fraud, contagion spred [ 880 ]

By our own quickning power, when fatal course

Thy disobedience. Well thou didst advise,

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Of secondarie hands, by task transferd

These tidings carrie to th anointed King; [ 870 ]

And fly, ere evil intercept thy flight.

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Beseeching or besieging. This report,

Th Apostat, and more haughty thus replid.

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Distinguish not: for soon expect to feel

These wicked Tents devoted, least the wrauth [ 890 ]

Impendent, raging into sudden flame

When this creation was? rememberst thou

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Shall teach us highest deeds, by proof to try [ 865 ]

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Of Gods Messiah; those indulgent Laws

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Unshakn, unseducd, unterrifid

Nor number, nor example with him wrought

From Father to his Son? strange point and new! [ 855 ]

So spake the Seraph Abdiel faithful found,

We know no time when we were not as now;

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Know none before us, self-begot, self-raisd [ 860 ]

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Had circld his full Orbe, the birth mature

Address, and to begirt th Almighty Throne

Through the infinite Host, nor less for that

O alienate from God, O spirit accurst,

None seconded, as out of season judgd, [ 850 ]

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Both of thy crime and punishment: henceforth

That we were formd then saist thou? and the work

Though single. From amidst them forth he passd,

Will not now be voutsaft, other Decrees

Yet not for thy advise or threats I fly

Is now an Iron Rod to bruise and breake