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How busied, in what form and posture coucht.
He held it vain; awe from above had quelld [ 860 ]
Imploid it seems to violate sleep, and those
He scarce had ended, when those two approachd
So spake the Cherube, and his grave rebuke
To thy transgressions, and disturbd the charge
This place inviolable, and these from harm.
O friends,九-九-藏-書 I hear the tread of nimble feet
And felt how awful goodness is, and saw
To question thy bold entrance on this place;
But come, for thou, be sure, shalt give account
And brief related whom they brought, where found, [ 875 ]
Severe in youthful beautie, added grace [ 845 ]
But faded splendor wan; who by his gate [ 870 ]
Why hast thou, Satan, broke the bounds prescribd
To whom with stern regard thus Gabriel spake.
Invincible: abasht the Devil stood,
And with them comes a third of Regal port,
To him who sent us, whose charge is to keep
And fierce demeanour seems the Prince of Hell,
Just me
九-九-藏-書t, and closing stood in squadron joind
The western Point, where those half-rounding guards
Will save us trial what the least can doe [ 855 ]
Not likely to part hence without contest;
Awaiting next command. To whom thir Chief
The Fiend replid not, overcome with rage;
His loss; but chiefly to find here observd
Hasting this way, and now九_九_藏_書 by glimps discerne
Chaumping his iron curb: to strive or flie
Whose dwelling God hath planted here in bliss?
Of others, who approve not to transgress [ 880 ]
Vertue in her shape how lovly, saw, and pind
By thy example, but have power and right
Single against thee wicked, and thence weak.
His lustre visibly impaird; yet seemd [ 850 ]
Un九九藏書daunted. If I must contend, said he,
Or all at once; more glorie will be wonn,
But like a proud Steed reind, went hautie on,
Best with the best, the Sender not the sent,
Stand firm, for in his look defiance lours.
Or less be lost. Thy fear, said Zephon bold,
Ithuriel and Zephon through the shade,
Gabriel from the Front thus calld aloud. [ 865 ]