Myriads though bright: If he Whom mutual league,

Nor what the Potent Victor in his rage [ 95 ]

That durst dislike his reign, and me preferring,

Beelzebub. To whom th Arch-Enemy,

Breaking the horrid silence thus began.

From him, who in the happy Realms of Light [ 85 ]

Who from the tread.99csw.comerrour of this Arm so late

With suppliant knee, and deifie his power,

From what highth falln, so much the stronger provd

And this Empyreal substance cannot fail,

All is not lost; the unconquerable Will,

That Glory never shall his wrath or might [ 110 ]

Clothd with t九九藏書ranscendent brightness didst out-shine

His utmost power with adverse power opposd

That with the mightiest raisd me to contend,

The force of those dire Arms? yet not for those,

And study of revenge, immortal hate,

And high disdain, from sence of injurd merit,

And courage never to sread.99csw.comubmit or yield:

Extort from me. To bow and sue for grace

If thou beest he; But O how falln! how changd

This downfall; since by Fate the strength of Gods

In dubious Battel on the Plains of Heavn,

Long after known in Palestine, and namd [ 80 ]

Doubted his Empire, that were low indee九*九*藏*書d,

Innumerable force of Spirits armd

And what is else not to be overcome?

And shook his throne. What though the field be lost? [ 105 ]

In equal ruin: into what Pit thou seest

Though changd in outward lustre; that fixt mind

And hazard in the Glorious Enterprize,

And thence in Heavn calld 九_九_藏_書Satan, with bold words

Can else inflict, do I repent or change,

That were an ignominy and shame beneath [ 115 ]

He with his Thunder: and till then who knew

United thoughts and counsels, equal hope

Joynd with me once, now misery hath joynd [ 90 ]

And to the fierce contention brought along [ 100 ]