thou hadst in Heav'n th' esteem of wise
Gabriel is famous in Heaven for his wisdom. Satan is being childishly sarcastic, telling Gabriel that if he is so smart, he should know why Satan left Hell and came to Paradise.
Luxon, Thomas H., ed. The Milton Reading Room, http://www.dartmouth.edu/~milton, March, 2015.
Luxon, Thomas H., ed. The Milton Reading Room, http://www.dartmouth.edu/~milton, March, 2015.
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