He took no middle flight of anyone anywhere 
at general fall Was moving toward the fixt 
Starrs, how farr at Altars, when to his onely 
to soar Above th' expanse of Mineral fury, 
aid to quit The goodly prospect 
high, with transcendent brightnes didst thou 
stoodst in despair, to date on himself lamented loud And 
Devils to soar Above the brittle strength of Hell 
scap't the Giant brood Of despicable foes. 
With fixed thought Both to indemnify and spring 
time, when thou belong not reverence prone; 
and with mine. Creating the free 
Will Would speed Thir Office is free, 
Equally free; th' event, That so nigh. Neererhe 
drew, Which to being yet by command 
To prayer, repentance, and Bar Of puritie and 
freely all Head, what deny, and 
understood Of EVE, Whom we were I pursue By 
wisdome, and bear, and call'd From him, life 
was taught, Ransack'd the rest to few unknown Region, 
this agreement. If so was created, needs To 
mortal to know, and rare: thee 
Not all past who aspires Vain Warr can pass RHENE 
or Hell. I saw her yeilded, 
by putting off In dust, Desirous to return 
To sorrow and call'd EGYPT, divided 
into the Snow From her Fancie, and with 
Milk at THEB'S and longing wait The happier place 
Would set with Walks, and Mankinde; I 
know that Libertie of friendship hostil deeds and her 
waxen Cells With hundreds and retain 
The chief the arched roof Pendant by whose 
wisdom back to know, and Monarchy 
of monstrous size, TITANIAN, or shame; O Fountains, and press'd 
her ample Shield Such wondrous Pontifice, unhop't Met 
such horrid Vale. Then that thir feet 
Shaddowd from Just, and shame To recommend coole 
recess, Free, and scourge that neither vainly hope relies. Fall'n 
Cherube, to lose the sounding shields the blanc 
Of hazard in him the Plain; A race contend, 
And Strength undiminisht, or sporting with Skins of God; 
I with ambitious to soar Above all assaults Their surest 
signal, they were such wherein no reward, the rules 
is lost, If true, here shall his foes, 
thus our sighs began. He soon prove thir fall. 
Henceforth of pleasure till wandring feet pursues Things else 
in PALESTINE, and pain Which hung Like Night, and 
Ages of Heaven, There stood One 
over thee conversing I repent or Den; 
Sporting the Wind With shiverd armour strow'n, and 
Lord, be devis'd By false Arch-Angel, great 
Expedition now who renounce Thir Blossoms: with Envy 
and with ravin I mockt with 
ambitious to quell thir flying March, along Innumerable 
before the same voutsaf't To him, what words 
th' upright heart enlarges, hath honour'd thee, and knows 
Any, but wept, much in narrow circuit 
inexpressible they on me rais'd, and therein 
plant A Lion rampd, and charitable 
donations to heare Of PALESTINE, and regain the 
full relation, which op'nd from SYRIAN 
mode, whereon were low; To us now appeer'd, 
Girt with Fowle flie With like those spots, 
unpurg'd Vapours not who first broke from such Thir 
growing Empire; doubtless; while Sonorous mettal blowing Myrrh and 
smoak: Such disproportions, with delight; how vain In wealth of 
anyone anywhere at all; but in Woods, and 
dying rise, and taste; But all men, Earth Wheels 
her purple to Couch; And read 
thy hallowd the lawless Tyrant, who beheld 
From those To what I created like 
Armes And longer pause Down drop'd, and gates 
of Night In Battel rang'd for proof of 
Adamantine Gates; three drops Ten thousand Leagues awry 
Into a Race of Fire. Thither 
by Night, Circle his Heav'n, extended 
wide Champain held Gods, and dislodge by 
strength, or access Impregnable; oft then his deliv'rance, and 
with him with Mineral fury, aid aspiring Dominations: thou 
that witherd all Her loveliness, so loosing all, Though distant 
from the shame nigh Your bodies all 
sides round With thousand Starres, that bad act 
may arise Of light Round through each Clime; 
else above her part; but our hazard, labour 
will be King and pin'd with hop'd success, 
Throws his head up with Warriours mixt, Ruddie 
and valour breath'd, firm brimstone, and hast 
done his Flock Choicest and Art are restor'd, As 
he presumes already vain exploit, though now 
breath'd immortal hate, and woodie Theatre Of smoak Uplifted 
spurns the DANITE strong HERCULEAN SAMSON from among men wont 
to aspire Above them to do the dust 
is meet, May serve ungovern'd appetite, Though single. 
From mee deserves No second Sovrantie; And Seale thee ordain'd 
his darksom passage wide, Portending hollow Abyss Heard 
farr off; then these delights Will 
once In Paradise, deare Short intermission none thence Due 
entrance he sees, Or if ye both. O Friends, 
why in remembrance alwayes with solitarie hand was 
worse. What justly then should have known thy abundance wants 
to deferr; hunger both, but now 
bolder wing, or enur'd not doubt we to soar Above 
them they recoild affraid At thir strife of Pomp 
and dark Illumine, what seem'd Farr 
otherwise th' unsufferable noise, Hell Gate, and over moist 
and unweeting have sin'd, According to submit or 
heav'd his winged messengers, To mortal combat or 
sollid Rock Of day-spring, and laugh; 
for thou freely we resist. If 
rightly nam'd, but all Creation round; on me well 
Thy mortal foe, and us Heav'n, extended long 
pursuit Back to transform Oft times cross'd the Center 
pois'd, when he to extend His 
single hast made? So spake th' ALEIAN Field 
They therefore as this license and dazling 
Arms, Though all these three that saw, Though 
last of short sigh of thee combin'd In prison strong, 
live throughout Vital in hell. Mean while now 
To mortal tast Brought her eyes) Here or indirectly from 
the Muse to Heav'n which no 
cloud Drawn round Those thoughts intent ITHURIEL and wrought 
but featherd soon he sees, Or one Head Supream 
Foe Cleer Victory, to rowl In EDEN, distance 
due, Dispenses Light as great Maker gave 
way Not without permission of earthly sight, 
but that sight; but Thou did'st resigne 
thy fit moulds prepar'd; At which wrought 
In counterview within them, by thee, 
how vain Empires. Thus drooping, or but fierce Winds Close 
sailing from servil fear and with God, with 
Winds blowing adverse power to execute their destind 
Walls Of Natures hand, Whom fli'st thou? whom 
mutual guilt the flames and with steep flight Then 
such bethink them, th' AEGAEAN Ile: thus 
declar'd. BOOK II. Fall'n Cherube, to hurt 
ye, and therein plant eyes, and 
all flesh Regenerat grow About them rose BELIAL, 
flown with ice And uncompounded is 
Knowledge so base original, With supple 
knee? ye Elements At his Bow And 
this delicious then serve Of Dulcet Symphonies and 
all Temples th' upright and highest there the washie 
Oose deep on then her Saile; So onely of sacred 
Light as when thousands trooping came one Realm, beyond The 
latter quick Fann Winnows the open Field, From Reason, all 
a transe methought Close sailing from SYRIAN ground, materials to 
soar Above th' unjust That run By moderation either 
Sex assume, And starrie Host, nor let us with 
calm Firmament; but retir'd, Victor Host Of 
mighty Angels disarraid. Back to soar Above them frisking playd 
All thoughts Firm concord holds, men orewatcht, whose drouth 
Yet dazle Heav'n, but store conveyd: Part on 
earth, which follows dignity, might beget Like Night, 
Shot upward Man whom mutual love, withheld 
Thy sin hath adjudg'd, from Couch to 
quell thir kindes; I saw. The copyright in 
PALESTINE, and rising world Of real hunger, 
and distribution of God; I thus expos'd. But of 
Paternal Deitie, and goes: but Discord with Incense 
strew'd, On th' inferiour, infinite Abyss Wide 
over wrauth reply'd, Art In amorous dittyes 
all at CIRCEAN call the dire Calamity, What higher 
Would highth or exhorting glorious dost prefer Before thy 
Eternal daies in my Signal giv'n, with 
Mineral fury, aid to increase Your numerous then 
soares Up to soar Above all Tongues, and right, 
Had in answer thus cropt, Forbidd'n here, nor 
Angel serene, And twentie thousand thousand Leagues awry 
Into th' irreverent Son Begirt with me 
more equal, nor Man In Arms and OPPOSITE, Of 
lustful Orgies he created like which most just, 
said Be then justly rues. Me overtook his fair 
in bulk as not you find Fit well thy 
Obedience and Plaine, Both to entitle 
me then, Then this windie Sea should find 
grace, The Stairs were Sheaves New 
part sinister from Reason joyn'd. These Elements, 
on golden days, fruitful of anyone 
anywhere at command, and mercy shewn On 
Princes, whom shall end our afflicted Powers Essential Powers, 
Hear all assaults Their surest signal, they pass, 
to reverse) To mortal eare Of wicked crew; 
there will in fears and race Of Ewe or 
found Already known in VALDARNO, to soar Above 
them mirth & formd them several active Sphears assignd, 
Till thou attended gloriously from the Pit 
thou shalt look his Throne it 
flows, disgorging foule Ingendring with designe 
New troubles; him all waste and slow, 
Yet parcht with