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what in an age they with incessant toyle

and hands innumerable scarce perform。

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nigh on the plain in many cells prepard; ' 700 '


that underneath had veins of liquid fire


slucd from the lake; a second multitude


with wondrous art found out the massie ore;


severing each kind; and scumd the bullion dross:


a third as soon had formd within the ground ' 705 '


a various mould; and from the boyling cells


by strange conveyance filld each hollow nook;


as in an organ from one blast of wind


to many a row of pipes the sound…board breaths。


anon out of the earth a fabrick huge ' 710 '


rose like an exhalation; with the sound


of dulcet symphonies and voices sweet;


built like a temple; where pilasters round


were set; and doric pillars overlaid


with golden architrave; nor did there want ' 715 '


cornice or freeze; with bossy sculptures gravn;


the roof was fretted gold。 not babilon;


nor great alcairo such magnificence


equald in all thir glories; to inshrine


belus or serapis thir gods; or seat ' 720 '


thir kings; when æ;gypt with assyria strove


in wealth and luxurie。 th ascending pile


stood fixt her stately highth; and strait the dores


opning thir brazen foulds discover wide


within; her ample spaces; ore the smooth ' 725 '


and level pavement: from the arched roof


pendant by suttle magic many a row


of starry lamps and blazing cressets fed


with naphtha and asphaltus yeilded light


as from a sky。 the hasty multitude ' 730 '


admiring enterd; and the work some praise


and some the architect: his hand was known


in heavn by many a towred structure high;


where scepterd angels held thir residence;


and sat as princes; whom the supreme king ' 735 '


exalted to such power; and gave to rule;


each in his hierarchie; the orders bright。





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nor was his name unheard or unadord

in ancient greece; and in ausonian land

men calld him mulciber; and how he fell ' 740 '

from heavn; they fabld; thrown by angry jove

sheer ore the chrystal battlements: from morn

to noon he fell; from noon to dewy eve;

a summers day; and with the setting sun

dropt from the zenith like a falling star; ' 745 '

on lemnos th ?gean ile: thus they relate;

erring; for he with this rebellious rout

fell long before; nor aught availd him now

to have built in heavn high towrs; nor did he scape

by all his engins; but was headlong sent ' 750 '

with his industrious crew to build in hell。

mean while the winged haralds by mand

of sovran power; with awful ceremony

and trumpets sound throughout the host proclaim

a solemn councel forthwith to be held ' 755 '

at pand?monium; the high capital

of satan and his peers: thir summons calld

from every band and squared regiment

by place or choice the worthiest; they anon

with hunderds and with thousands trooping came ' 760 '

attended: all access was throngd; the gates

and porches wide; but chief the spacious hall

(though like a coverd field; where champions bold

wont ride in armd; and at the soldans chair

defid the best of paynim chivalry ' 765 '

to mortal bat or carreer with lance)

thick swarmd; both on the ground and in the air;

brusht with the hiss of russling wings。 as bees

in spring time; when the sun with taurus rides;

pour forth thir populous youth about the hive ' 770 '

in clusters; they among fresh dews and flowers

flie to and fro; or on the smoothed plank;

the suburb of thir straw…built cittadel;

new rubd with baum; expatiate and confer

thir state affairs。 so thick the aerie crowd ' 775 '

swarmd and were straitnd; till the signal givn。

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behold a wonder! they but now who seemd

in bigness to surpass earths giant sons

now less then smallest dwarfs; in narrow room

throng numberless; like that pigmean race ' 780 '

beyond the indian mount; or faerie elves;

whose midnight revels; by a forrest side

or fountain some belated peasant sees;

or dreams he sees; while over…head the moon

sits arbitress; and neerer to the earth ' 785 '

wheels her pale course; they on thir mirth and dance

intent; with jocond music charm his ear;

at once with joy and fear his heart rebounds。

thus incorporeal spirits to smallest forms

reducd thir shapes immense; and were at large; ' 790 '

though without number still amidst the hall

of that infernal court。 but far within

and in thir own dimensions like themselves

the great seraphic lords and cherubim

in close recess and secret conclave sat ' 795 '

a thousand demy…gods on golden seats;

frequent and full。 after short silence then

and summons read; the great consult began。

the end of the first book。

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