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Babilon

Hume, Patrick. Annotations on Milton's Paradise Lost London: Printed for Jacob Tonson ..., 1695. Print.

One of the most famous Cities of the ancient World, Renowned both in Sacred and Profane Story, the Capital of the Assyrian Empire; Semiramis encompass'd it with Walls of Brick, said to be 100 Cubits high, broad enough for two Chariots to pass, and containing 48 English Miles in Circuit, so that it might well be accounted one of the Worlds Seven Wonders
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I.560 - I.799

Related:  Could merit more,  or Romance,  Seraphic Lords and Cherubim,  Thir Glory witherd,  Distends with pride,  Belus or Serapis,  Hurling defiance,  Doric,  Mulciber,  Hateful to utter,  Phlegra,  Brusht with the hiss of russling wings,  Swarm'd and were straitn'd; till the Signal giv'n.,  but what power of mind,  Begirt,  awful,  Bullion,  beatific,  intrencht,  downward bent,  Pioners,  Paynim,  Warr'd on by Cranes,  New rub'd with Baum,  Mammon,  As when the Sun,  who overcomes By force,  Then that small infantry warr'd on by Cranes,  Theb's,  Ilium,  Alcairo,  As when Heavens Fire,  From wing to wing, and half enclose him round,  Self-rais'd, and repossess,  Damasco, or Marocco, or Trebisond,,  ribs of Gold,  Stood like a Towr,  fretted Gold,  Shorn of his Beams,  Eternal Splendors flung [ 610 ] For his revolt,  testifies,  Of dauntless courage,  veins of liquid fire,  Perplexes Monarchs,  conclave,  The fellows of his crime, the followers rather,  thir stately growth,  Deep scars of Thunder had,  scurff,  his Regal State [ 640 ] Put forth at full,  griesly,  impious,  Aspramont,  He spake,  imbodied,  attention held them mute,  When Charlemain,  in Bondage, nor th' Abyss Long under darkness cover,  Monarch in Heav'n,  th' event,  dim Eclips,  Monuments of Fame,  Ausonian,  Baptiz'd or Infidel,  Rifl'd the bowels of thir mother,  to have thir lot in pain,  Thither,  Was not inglorious,  they relate,  Horizontal misty Air,  Babel,  bossy Sculptures,  assayd,  fame,  Which tempted our attempt,  Thir visages,  but half his foe,  In shape and gesture proudly eminent,  Sovran,  upheld by old repute,  Pigmean Race,  these beyond Compare of mortal prowess,  Words interwove,  Peerage,  Cressets,  Cherubim,  considerate Pride Waiting revenge,  Sat on his faded cheek,  Hath scath'd the Forrest Oaks,  Heav'ns pavement, trod'n Gold,  wing'd with speed,  guile,  Armoric,  Pandæmonium,  about the Hive [ 770 ] In clusters,  some belated Peasant,  when Ægypt with Assyria strove,  puissant,  auxiliar,  Tears such as Angels weep,  cruel his eye,  hardening in this strength glories,  for his fault,  custome,  Fontarabbia,  Brigad,  How such united force of Gods, how such,  and what resounds,  repulse,  amerc't,  presaging,  All her Original brightness,  Browes,  Biserta,  Memphian,  That in his womb was hid metallic Ore,  Uthers,  shall fail to re-ascend,  Stands on the blasted Heath,  Naphtha,  Sits Arbitress,  Space may produce new Worlds,  remorse,  Myriads