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    He spake: and to firm his words, out-flew

    Millions of flaming swords, drawn from the thighs

    Of mighty Cherubim; the sudden blaze [ 665 ]

    Far round illumind hell: highly they ragd

    Against the Highest, and fierce with grasped arms

    Clashd on thir sounding Shields the din of war,

    Hurling defiaoward the vault of Heav..n.

    There stood a Hill not far whose griesly top [ 670 ]

    Belchd fire and rowling smoak; the rest entire

    Shon with a glossie scurff, undoubted sign

    That in his womb was hid metallic Ore,

    The wor<mark></mark>k of Sulphur. Thither wingd with speed

    A numerous Brigad hastend. As when Bands [ 675 ]

    Of Pioners with Spade and Pickax armd

    Forerun the Royal Camp, to trench a Field,

    Or cast a R>藏书网</a>ampart. Mammohem on,

    Mammon, the least erected Spirit that fell

    From heavn, for evn in heavn his looks and thoughts [ 680 ]

    Were always downward bent, admiring more

    The riches of Heavns pavement, trodn Gold,

    Then aught divine or holy else enjoyd

    In visioific: by him first

    Men also, and by his suggestion taught, [ 685 ]

    Ransackd the ter, and with impious hands

    Rifld the bowels of thir mother Earth

    For Treasures better hid. Soon had his crew

    Opnd into the Hill a spacious wound

    And digd out ribs of Gold. Let none admire [ 690 ]

    That riches grow in Hell; that soyle may best

    Deserve the precious bane. And here let those

    Who boast in mortal things, and w tell

    Of Babel, and the works of Memphian Kings

    Learn how thir greatest Mos of Fame, [ 695 ]

    And Strength and Art are e..asily out-done

    By Spirits reprobate, and in an hour

    What in ahey with incessant toyle

    And hands innumerable scarce perform.

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