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upheld by old repute

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

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