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