With deafning shout, returnd them loud acclaim. [ 520 ]

Yet live in hatred, enmity, and strife [ 500 ]

Of Creatures rational, though under hope

Truce to his restless thoughts, and entertain

Leads him perplext, where he may likeliest find [ 525 ]

Than Hells dread Emperour with pomp Supream, [ 510 ]

Pursues, as inhttps://read.99csw.comclination or sad choice

Man had not hellish foes anow besides,

Then of thir Session ended they bid cry

Ascending, while the North wind sleeps, Orespread

In order came the grand infernal Peers:

Ended rejoycing in thir matchless Chief:

With bright imblazonrie, and horrent Arms.

Wasting the Earead.99csw.comrth, each other to destroy:

Thence more at ease thir minds and somwhat raisd

The birds thir notes renew, and bleating herds

Attest thir joy, that hill and valley rings. [ 495 ]

Midst came thir mighty Paramount, and seemd

A Globe of fierie Seraphim inclosd

Scowls ore the darknd lantskip Snow, or showre九-九-藏-書;

Among themselves, and levie cruel warres,

Disband, and wandring, each his several way

Thus they thir doubtful consultations dark

Extend his evning beam, the fields revive,

Of heavenly Grace; and God proclaiming peace,

The Stygian Counsel thus dissolvd; and forth

As when from mountain tops the dusky clouds

As if (wh九*九*藏*書ich might induce us to accord)

Put to thir mouths the sounding Alchymie

Firm concord holds, men onely disagree

If chance the radiant Sun with farewell sweet

The irksom hours, till his great Chief return.

By Haralds voice explaind: the hollow Abyss

That day and night for his destruction waite. [ 505 ]

And God-like imitated九九藏書 State; him round

Heavns chearful face, the lowring Element [ 490 ]

Toward the four winds four speedy Cherubim

Heard farr and wide, and all the host of Hell

With Trumpets regal sound the great result: [ 515 ]

Alone th Antagonist of Heavn, nor less

O shame to men! Devil with Devil damnd

By false presumptuous hope, the ranged powers