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