Nor number, nor example with him wrought

When who can uncreate thee thou shalt know. [ 895 ]

These tidings carrie to th anointed King; [ 870 ]

Hoarce murmur echod to his words applause

Whether by supplication we intend

So spake the fervent Angel, but his zeale

Of this our native Heavn, Ethereal Sons.

Of secondarie hands, by task transferd

Thy making, while the Maker gave thee being?

Distinguish not: for soon expect to feel

Impendent, http://www.99lib.netraging into sudden flame

Unshakn, unseducd, unterrifid

Both of thy crime and punishment: henceforth

And fly, ere evil intercept thy flight.

Encompassd round with foes, thus answerd bold.

Then who created thee lamenting learne,

Of Gods Messiah; those indulgent Laws

He said, and as the sound of waters deep

That we were formd then saist thou? and the work

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Among innumerable false, unmovd,

We know no time when we were not as now;

By our own quickning power, when fatal course

Long way through hostile scorn, which he susteind

Determind, and thy hapless crew involvd

Our puissance is our own, our own right hand

Doctrin which we would know whence learnt: who saw

Though single. From amidst them forth he passd,

Th Apostat, and more haughty thus replid.

His Loyaltie he kept, his Love, his Zeale; [ 900 ]

So spake the Seraph Abdiel faithful found,

Had circld his full Orbe, the birth mature

Is now an Iron Rod to bruise and breake

Beseeching or besieging. This report,

From Father to his Son? strange point and new! [ 855 ]

No more be troubld how to quit the yoke

On those proud Towrs to swift destruction doomd.

When this creation was? rememberst thou

These wicked Tents devoted, least the ９９ｌｉb.ｎｅtwrauth [ 890 ]

O alienate from God, O spirit accurst,

Address, and to begirt th Almighty Throne

Thy disobedience. Well thou didst advise,

None seconded, as out of season judgd, [ 850 ]

Among the faithless, faithful only hee;

The flaming Seraph fearless, though alone [ 875 ]

That Golden Scepter which thou didst reject

Superior, nor of violence feard aught; [ 905 ]

Or singular and rash, whereat rejoicd

And with retorted scorn his back he turnd

Yet九_九_藏_书_网 not for thy advise or threats I fly

Forsakn of all good; I see thy fall

Against thee are gon forth without recall; [ 885 ]

Shall teach us highest deeds, by proof to try [ 865 ]

To swerve from truth, or change his constant mind

Know none before us, self-begot, self-raisd [ 860 ]

In this perfidious fraud, contagion spred [ 880 ]

Through the infinite Host, nor less for that

Who is our equal: then thou shalt behold

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