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When Charlemain

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

Charlemain was King of France and Emperour of Germany, who abou the Year 800, undertook a War against the Sacrons in Spain where Aigoland Bellingan Marsiles and Idnabula had erected feveral petty Kingdoms; these joined against Charlemain, who in his Royal Army had with him, Milton Count of Angiers his Brother-In Law, Romland his Nephew, Renaud of Montauban, Roger the Dane, Arnold of terate Age, confounded their Story, and cover'd it with much Confusion and Obscurity.
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Related:  Brigad,  Monuments of Fame,  shall fail to re-ascend,  Fontarabbia,  Eternal Splendors flung [ 610 ] For his revolt,  Thir visages,  guile,  Cressets,  That in his womb was hid metallic Ore,  Could merit more,  upheld by old repute,  Naphtha,  bossy Sculptures,  Aspramont,  these beyond Compare of mortal prowess,  intrencht,  Theb's,  veins of liquid fire,  when Ægypt with Assyria strove,  conclave,  Seraphic Lords and Cherubim,  Heav'ns pavement, trod'n Gold,  Babilon,  Biserta,  All her Original brightness,  Perplexes Monarchs,  fame,  Horizontal misty Air,  Then that small infantry warr'd on by Cranes,  assayd,  As when the Sun,  his Regal State [ 640 ] Put forth at full,  Brusht with the hiss of russling wings,  Babel,  griesly,  The fellows of his crime, the followers rather,  Phlegra,  In shape and gesture proudly eminent,  Hurling defiance,  and what resounds,  thir stately growth,  Ilium,  downward bent,  Thither,  How such united force of Gods, how such,  or Romance,  in Bondage, nor th' Abyss Long under darkness cover,  considerate Pride Waiting revenge,  Doric,  Space may produce new Worlds,  Uthers,  Words interwove,  remorse,  wing'd with speed,  Deep scars of Thunder had,  Pioners,  Warr'd on by Cranes,  Sat on his faded cheek,  th' event,  Armoric,  Mulciber,  Rifl'd the bowels of thir mother,  they relate,  Belus or Serapis,  auxiliar,  Myriads,  He spake,  Distends with pride,  Tears such as Angels weep,  ribs of Gold,  Memphian,  dim Eclips,  Paynim,  Thir Glory witherd,  testifies,  Alcairo,  Sits Arbitress,  custome,  Hath scath'd the Forrest Oaks,  attention held them mute,  Stood like a Towr,  Stands on the blasted Heath,  Damasco, or Marocco, or Trebisond,,  scurff,  Shorn of his Beams,  Pandæmonium,  Ausonian,  Baptiz'd or Infidel,  to have thir lot in pain,  As when Heavens Fire,  presaging,  Pigmean Race,  Which tempted our attempt,  beatific,  Cherubim,  New rub'd with Baum,  cruel his eye,  Sovran,  Of dauntless courage,  awful,  fretted Gold,  Begirt,  puissant,  imbodied,  but half his foe,  Swarm'd and were straitn'd; till the Signal giv'n.,  From wing to wing, and half enclose him round,  Browes,  Monarch in Heav'n,  impious,  Self-rais'd, and repossess,  Bullion,  Peerage,  Hateful to utter,  amerc't,  for his fault,  some belated Peasant,  about the Hive [ 770 ] In clusters,  hardening in this strength glories,  Was not inglorious,  but what power of mind,  who overcomes By force,  repulse,  Mammon