Torment within me, as from the hateful siege

Him Lord pronouncd, and, O indignitie!

Light above Light, for thee alone, as seems, [ 105 ]

Of thoughts revolvd, his final sentence chose

With second thoughts, reforming what was old!

Not in themselves, all thir known vertue appeers [ 110 ]

Of Hill, and Vallie, Rivers, Woods and Plaines,

Now Land, now Sea, and Shores with Forrest crownd,

Nor hope to be my self less miserable

To enter, and his dark suggestions hide [ 90 ]

As from his wit and native sut藏书网tletie

Before had bin contriving, though perhaps

Whatever sleights none would suspicious mark,

Of Creatures animate with gradual life

Of his adorers: hee to be avengd,

Of sacred influence: As God in Heavn

Terrestrial Heavn, danct round by other Heavns

Not longer then since I in one Night freed [ 140 ]

Him after long debate, irresolute

From servitude inglorious welnigh half

Proceeding, which in other Beasts observd

With Heavnly spoils, our spoils: What he decreed

For what God after better 九*九*藏*书*网worse would build?

Bane, and in Heavn much worse would be my state.

Pleasures about me, so much more I feel [ 120 ]

What he Almightie styld, six Nights and Days

To my relentless thoughts; and him destroyd, [ 130 ]

A Creature formd of Earth, and him endow,

Of Growth, Sense, Reason, all summd up in Man.

Of contraries; all good to me becomes

Thus he resolvd, but first from inward griefe

He effected; Man he made, and for him built

Centring receavst from all those Orbs; in thee,

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Find place or refuge; and the more I see

For onely in destroying I find ease

Rocks, Dens, and Caves; but I in none of these

By what I seek, but others to make such

For whom all this was made, all this will soon

To dwell, unless by maistring Heavns Supreame; [ 125 ]

Exalted from so base original, [ 150 ]

If I could joy in aught, sweet interchange [ 115 ]

Fit Vessel, fittest Imp of fraud, in whom

Or won to what may work his utter loss,

As I, though thereby worse to me

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Magnificent this World, and Earth his seat,

To mee shall be the glorie sole among [ 135 ]

That shine, yet bear thir bright officious Lamps,

In thee concentring all thir precious beams

Is Center, yet extends to all, so thou

More Angels to Create, if they at least

Whether such vertue spent of old now faild [ 145 ]

His bursting passion into plaints thus pourd:

Th Angelic Name, and thinner left the throng

O Earth, how like to Heavn, if not preferrd

The infernal Powers, in one day to have marhttｐ://wｗｗ•９9liｂ•neｔrd

In wo then: that destruction wide may range:

Continud making, and who knows how long

Doubt might beget of Diabolic powr [ 95 ]

Follow, as to him linkt in weal or woe,

Productive in Herb, Plant, and nobler birth

From sharpest sight: for in the wilie Snake,

More justly, Seat worthier of Gods, as built [ 100 ]

But neither here seek I, no nor in Heavn

With what delight could I have walkt thee round,

Determind to advance into our room

And to repaire his numbers thus impaird,

Are his Created, or to spite us more,