Silence, and with these words attention won.
Heavn-banisht Host, left desert utmost Hell
At that so sudden blaze the Stygian throng
And with rebounding surge the barrs assaild,
Wide open and unguarded, Satan passd,
If your joynt power prevailes, th affaires of Hell
Was left him, or false glitter: All amazd
Of Turkish Crescent, leaves all waste beyond
Of that Plutonian Hall, invisib99lib•netle
Departing gave command, and they observd. [ 430 ]
Thir course through thickest Constellations held
And Planets, Planet-strook, real Eclips
He sate, and round about him saw unseen:
Ascended his high Throne, which under state [ 445 ]
Might intercept thir Emperour sent, so hee
So saying he dismissd them, they with speed [ 410 ]
Forth rushd in haste the great consul九*九*藏*书*网ting Peers,
The Causey to Hell Gate; on either side [ 415 ]
There kept thir Watch the Legions, while the Grand
Appointed to sit there, had left thir charge,
Of Lucifer, so by allusion calld, [ 425 ]
Bent thir aspect, and whom they wishd beheld,
Of lowest order, past; and from the dore
By Astracan over the Snowie Plaines
In shew Plebeian Angel militant
No detriment need feare, goe and be strong.
Raisd from thir dark Divan, and with like joy
Of richest texture spred, at th upper end
To Tauris or Casbeen. So these the late
Of that bright Starr to Satan paragond.
Round thir Metropolis, and now expecting
Congratulant approachd him, who with hand
With what permissive glory since his fall
At last as from a Cloud his fulgent head
Farr to the inland retird, abo藏书网ut the walls
And all about found desolate; for those [ 420 ]
Each hour thir great adventurer from the search [ 440 ]
Thir mighty Chief returnd: loud was th acclaime: [ 455 ]
Of Pandæmonium, Citie and proud seate
Many a dark League, reduct in careful Watch
Disparted Chaos over built exclaimd,
Of Forrein Worlds: he through the midst unmarkt,
And shape Starr bright appeerd, or brighter, clad [ 99lｉｂ•nｅｔ450 ]
As when the Tartar from his Russian Foe
Retires, or Bactrian Sophi from the hornes
Spreading thir bane; the blasted Starrs lookt wan,
In Council sate, sollicitous what chance
Flown to the upper World; the rest were all
The Realm of Aladule, in his retreate [ 435 ]
Was plact in regal lustre. Down a while
Then sufferd. Th other way Satan went down
That scornd his indignation: through the Gate,