Of Brick, and of that stuff they cast to build

As mockt they storm; great laughter was in Heavn

Above his Brethren, to himself assuming [ 65 ]

Unseen, and through thir habitations walks

But God who oft descends to visit men

Dominion absolute; that right we hold

And famish him of Breath, if not 九九藏书网of Bread?

Quite out thir Native Language, and instead

And hear the din; thus was the building left

Himself and his rash Armie, where thin Aire

To mark thir doings, them beholding soon, [ 50 ]

Ridiculous, and the work Confusion namd.

Above the Clouds will pine his entrails gross,

And 99lib.netlooking down, to see the hubbub strange [ 60 ]

Marching from Eden towards the West, shall finde [ 40 ]

Will he convey up thither to sustain [ 75 ]

To sow a jangling noise of words unknown: [ 55 ]

Authoritie usurpt, from God not givn:

A Citie and Towre, whose top may reach to Heavn;

S藏书网iege and defiance: Wretched man! what food

Hee with a crew, whom like Ambition joyns

Among the Builders; each to other calls

Boiles out from under ground, the mouth of Hell;

Whereto thus Adam fatherly displeasd.

And get themselves a name, least far disperst [ 45 ]

In foraign Lands thir memorie be ｈｔtp://ｗwｗ.９９ｌｉｂ.ｎeｔlost,

Reserving, human left from human free.

Comes down to see thir Citie, ere the Tower

He gave us onely over Beast, Fish, Fowl

But this Usurper his encroachment proud

Not understood, till hoarse, and all in rage,

The Plain, wherein a black bituminous gurge

He made not Lord; such title to himself

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By his donation; but Man over men

Regardless whether good or evil fame.

Stayes not on Man; to God his Tower intends

With him or under him to tyrannize,

O execrable Son so to aspire

Forthwith a hideous gabble rises loud

Upon thir Tongues a various Spirit to rase

Obstruct Heavn Towrs, and in derision sets