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