In vision beatific: by him first

Forerun the Royal Camp, to trench a Field,

Who boast in mortal things, and wondring tell

Clashd on thir sounding Shields the din of war,

And digd out ribs of Gold. Let none admire [ 690 ]

And Strength and Art are easily out-done

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The riches of Heavns pavement, trodn Gold,

Deserve the precious bane. And here let those

Men also, and by his suggestion taught, [ 685 ]

Were always downward bent, admiring more

Opnd into the Hill a spacioushttpｓ://ｒead.9９cｓｗ.coｍ wound

By Spirits reprobate, and in an hour

Shon with a glossie scurff, undoubted sign

Or cast a Rampart. Mammon led them on,

He spake: and to confirm his words, out-flew

Against the Highest, and fierce with grasped arms

And hands innumerable scarce perfor九_九_藏_書m.

Far round illumind hell: highly they ragd

Then aught divine or holy else enjoyd

From heavn, for evn in heavn his looks and thoughts [ 680 ]

Hurling defiance toward the vault of Heavn.

What in an age they with incessant toyle

Mammon, the least erected Spirit that fell

Of Bab九-九-藏-書el, and the works of Memphian Kings

For Treasures better hid. Soon had his crew

Of Pioners with Spade and Pickax armd

A numerous Brigad hastend. As when Bands [ 675 ]

That in his womb was hid metallic Ore,

Of mighty Cherubim; the sudden blaze [ 665 ]

That riches grow in Hell; that sread.99csw.comoyle may best

Ransackd the Center, and with impious hands

Rifld the bowels of thir mother Earth

Belchd fire and rowling smoak; the rest entire

Millions of flaming swords, drawn from the thighs

The work of Sulphur. Thither wingd with speed

There stood a Hill not far whose griesly top [ 670 ]