The suburb of thir Straw-built Cittadel,

Defid the best of Paynim chivalry [ 765 ]

To Noon he fell, from Noon to dewy Eve,

A solemn Councel forthwith to be held [ 755 ]

By place or choice the worthiest; they anon

Erring; for he with this rebellious rout

In clusters; they among fresh dews ９９lｉｂ•nｅｔand flowers

And Trumpets sound throughout the Host proclaim

Mean while the winged Haralds by command

New rubd with Baum, expatiate and confer

By all his Engins, but was headlong sent [ 750 ]

Sheer ore the Chrystal Battlements: from Morn

To mortal combat or carreer with Lance)

9９ｌiｂ.ｎeｔSwarmd and were straitnd; till the Signal givn.

With hunderds and with thousands trooping came [ 760 ]

Thick swarmd, both on the ground and in the air,

Fell long before; nor aught availd him now

Pour forth thir populous youth about the Hive [ 770 ]

Thir State affairs. So thick th

9９lｉｂ•nｅｔ

e aerie crowd [ 775 ]

Flie to and fro, or on the smoothed Plank,

And Porches wide, but chief the spacious Hall

From Heavn, they fabld, thrown by angry Jove

Wont ride in armd, and at the Soldans chair

In ancient Greece; and in Ausonian land

Brusht with the hiss of russling wings. As Bees

9９lib.netNor was his name unheard or unadord

Of Sovran power, with awful Ceremony

Dropt from the Zenith like a falling Star, [ 745 ]

At Pandæmonium, the high Capital

In spring time, when the Sun with Taurus rides,

(Though like a coverd field, where Champions bold

Attended: all access was throngd, the Gates

九_九_藏_书_网With his industrious crew to build in hell.

On Lemnos th Ægean Ile: thus they relate,

To have built in Heavn high Towrs; nor did he scape

Of Satan and his Peers: thir summons calld

A Summers day; and with the setting Sun

From every Band and squared Regiment

Men calld him Mulciber; and how he fell [ 740 ]