For while they sit contriving, shall the rest,

Up to our native seat: descent and fall

We sunk thus low? Th ascent is easie then;

Equal in strength, and rather then be less

Ore Heavns high Towrs to force resistless way,

Fear to be worse destroyd: what can be worse [ 85 ]

Stood up, the strongest and the fiercest Spirit

The Signal to ascend, si九*九*藏*书*网t lingring here

Whether of open Warr or covert guile,

That in our proper motion we ascend [ 75 ]

That fought in Heavn; now fiercer by despair: [ 45 ]

With what compulsion and laborious flight [ 80 ]

He ceasd, and next him Moloc, Scepterd King

Infernal Thunder, and for Lightning see

Of that forgetful Lake benumm not still,

Let suchttｐ://ｗｗｗ.9９lｉb.nｅｔh bethink them, if the sleepy drench

By our delay? no, let us rather choose [ 60 ]

He reckd not, and these words thereafter spake. [ 50 ]

Against the Torturer; when to meet the noise

With upright wing against a higher foe.

Black fire and horror shot with equal rage

The way seems difficult and steep to scale

Armd with Hell flames an99lib•netd fury all at once

My sentence is for open Warr: Of Wiles,

Insulting, and pursud us through the Deep,

Contrive who need, or when they need, not now.

Accept this dark opprobrious Den of shame,

Mixt with Tartarean Sulphur, and strange fire,

Went all his fear: of God, or Hell, or worse

When the fierce Foe hung on our brokn Rear

Among his Angels; an九九藏书d his Throne it self

Millions that stand in Arms, and longing wait [ 55 ]

The Prison of his Tyranny who Reigns

His own invented Torments. But perhaps [ 70 ]

More unexpert, I boast not: them let those

Then to dwell here, drivn out from bliss, condemnd

Cared not to be at all; with that care lost

To us is adverse. Who but felt of late

In this abhorred deeｈttｐ://ｗww•99ｌｉｂ.nｅtp to utter woe;

Of his Almighty Engin he shall hear [ 65 ]

Heavns fugitives, and for thir dwelling place

To our destruction: if there be in Hell

Th event is feard; should we again provoke

Turning our Tortures into horrid Arms

We now debate; who can advise, may speak.

Our stronger, some worse way his wrath may find

His trust was with th Eternal to be deemd