His will who bound us? Let him surer bar In that dark durance. Thus much what was The rest is true, they found me where they sa But that implies not violence or harm." Thus he in scorn. The warlike angel move However, and to scape his punishment ! But wherefore thou alone? wherefore with thee To which the Fiend thus answered, frowning "Not that I less endure, or shrink from pain, Insulting angel; well thou know'st I stood 899. what, for what; in reply to what. 902. moved, stirred in spirit; excited. 904. of wise, who are wi 911. However, in any whatever. 916. equal, be equal to. 930 935 Thy fiercest, when in battle to thy aid To whom the warrior angel soon replied: "To say and straight unsay, pretending first Wise to fly pain, professing next the spy, Argues no leader, but a liar traced, 940 945 Satan and couldst thou faithful add? O name, 950 Faithful to whom? to thy rebellious crew? Was this your discipline and faith engaged, 927. Thy fiercest, thy fiercest attack; the fiercest thou couldst do. against, dare to attempt against us. 943. were, would be. 945. And practised distances, such distances as courtiers practise in their obeisances. - with seems to govern distances. 948. Wise, that it is wise. 949. traced, tracked; found out; clearly shown. Your military obedience, to dissolve Allegiance to the acknowledged power suprer Once fawned and cringed, and servilely adore So threatened he; but Satan to no threats Gave heed, but waxing more in rage replied: "Then when I am thy captive talk of chair Proud limitary Cherub! but ere then Far heavier load thyself expect to feel From my prevailing arm, though Heaven's kin Ride on thy wings, and thou with thy compee Used to the yoke, draw'st his triumphant whee In progress through the road of Heaven star-p While thus he spake, the angelic squadron 1 Turned fiery red, sharpening in moonèd horns Their phalanx, and began to hem him round With ported spears, as thick as when a field Of Ceres ripe for harvest waving bends Her bearded groves of ears which way the wir 962. arreed, direct; appoint. 966. seal. See Revelation xx. 3. 967. facile, easy to be opened. 971. limitary, set to guard the limits. 978. in mooned horns, in the form of a crescent, like moon. 980. ported, borne wi points towards him. 981. Ceres (see line : the goddess of agricultu Sways them; the careful ploughman doubting stands, Lest on the threshing-floor his hopeful sheaves Prove chaff. On the other side, Satan alarmed, 985 Collecting all his might, dilated stood, deeds Might have ensued, nor only Paradise Now dreadful At least had gone to wrack, disturbed and torn 990 995 The pendulous round earth with balanced air 1000 The latter quick up flew and kicked the beam, 66 Satan, I know thy strength, and thou know'st mine, 985. alarmed, roused. 987. Teneriffe is a high peak of one of the Canary Islands. Atlas is a range of mountains in the north of Africa.-unremoved, immovable. 989. wanted, was wanting. 997. his golden scales, yet seen. The sign Libra, or the Balance, between Virgo and Scorpio. 998. Astrea was the goddess of justice, who, when men became from depraved, was removed 999. first he weighed. "Weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance." Isaiah xl. 12. 1001. In counterpoise, weighed against each other.- - ponders, weighs. 1003. The sequel, as showing the consequence or event. Neither our own, but given; what folly then To boast what arms can do! since thine, no mo Than Heaven permits, nor mine, though double To trample thee as mire: for proof look up, And read thy lot in yon celestial sign, Where thou art weighed, and shown how ligh weak, If thou resist." The Fiend looked up, and kne His mounted scale aloft: nor more; but fled Murmuring, and with him fled the shades of nig 1008. Since thine, since thine can do. 1009. nor mine, nor can mine. - though, though it were. 1 1010. trample thee as mire. Isaiah x. 6. See 1012. Where thou art w "Thou art weighed in t ances, and art found wa Dan. v. 27. 1014. nor more, nor more, or for more. |