Climat, or Years damp my intended wing [ 45 ]

Remaines, sufficient of it self to raise

To sit indulgent, and with him partake

Deprest, and much they may, if all be mine,

The skill of Artifice or Office mean,

Since first this Subject for Heroic Song [ 25 ]

Now alienated, distance and distaste,

Pleasd me long choosing, and99lib•ｎｅt beginning late;

At Joust and Torneament; then marshald Feast

Disloyal on the part of Man, revolt,

That brought into this World a world of woe,

Of stern Achilles on his Foe pursud [ 15 ]

If answerable style I can obtaine [ 20 ]

Or Neptuns ire or Junos, that so long

Rural repast, permitting him the while

九*九*藏*书*网Nor skilld nor studious, higher Argument

Easie my unpremeditated Verse:

Her nightly visitation unimplord,

NO more of talk where God or Angel Guest

And dictates to me slumbring, or inspires

With long and tedious havoc fabld Knights [ 30 ]

To Person or to Poem. Mee of these

Unsung; or to describe Races and Games,

Of Tu九九藏书网rnus for Lavinia disespousd,

Not that which justly gives Heroic name [ 40 ]

Not sedulous by Nature to indite

Those Notes to Tragic; foul distrust, and breach

That name, unless an age too late, or cold

Servd up in Hall with Sewers, and Seneshals;

And disobedience: On the part of Heavn

Not less but more Heroic then the wrauth九九藏书

Perplexd the Greek and Cythereas Son;

Not Hers who brings it nightly to my Ear.

Deaths Harbinger: Sad task, yet argument

Thrice Fugitive about Troy Wall; or rage

Of my Celestial Patroness, who deignes

Impreses quaint, Caparisons and Steeds; [ 35 ]

Bases and tinsel Trappings, gorgious Knights

Heroic deemd, chief maistrie to diss９９ｌiｂ•ｎeｔect

With Man, as with his Friend, familiar usd

Warrs, hitherto the onely Argument

Sinne and her shadow Death, and Miserie

Venial discourse unblamd: I now must change [ 5 ]

Anger and just rebuke, and judgement givn, [ 10 ]

Of Patience and Heroic Martyrdom

In Battels feignd; the better fortitude

Or tilting Furniture, emblazond Shields,