Th Infernal Empire, that so neer Heavns dore

Whom thus the Prince of Darkness answerd glad.

Of Satan (for I glorie in the name,

There dwell and Reign in bliss, thence on the Earth

My Substitutes I send ye, and Create

Issuing from mee: on your joynt vigor now [ 405 ]

Within Hell Gates till now, thou us impowrd

Dominion exercise and in the Aire, [ 400 ]

Hell and this World, one Realm, one Continent

With these successes, and with them rejoyce,

Chiefly on Man, sole Lord of all declard,

To my associate Powers, them to acquaint [ 395 ]

Mine with this glorious Work, and made one九-九-藏-书-网 Realm

What thy hands builded not, thy Wisdom gaind

Our foile in Heavn; here thou shalt Monarch reign, [ 375 ]

Retiring, by his own doom alienated,

Of easie thorough-fare. Therefore while I

Thine now is all this World, thy vertue hath won

There didst not; there let him still Victor sway,

Amply ha

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ve merited of me, of all

My hold of this new Kingdom all depends,

With odds what Warr hath lost, and fully avengd

Through Sin to Death exposd by my exploit.

To fortifie thus farr, and overlay [ 370 ]

Thou hast atchievd our libertie, confind

Him first make sure your thrall, and lastly kill.

With thwww.99lib.netis portentous Bridge the dark Abyss.

Antagonist of Heavns Almightie King)

Of all things parted by th Empyreal bounds, [ 380 ]

You two this way, among these numerous Orbs

Descend through Darkness, on your Rode with ease

As Battel hath adjudgd, from this new World

And henceforth Monarchie with thee divide

Fai藏书网r Daughter, and thou Son and Grandchild both,

His Quadrature, from thy Orbicular World,

All yours, right down to Paradise descend;

Triumphal with triumphal act have met, [ 390 ]

Plenipotent on Earth, of matchless might

Or trie thee now more dangrous to his Throne.

High proof ye now have givn to be the Race [ 385 ]