O Son, why sit we here each other viewing [ 235 ]
Idlely, while Satan reat Author thrives
In other Worlds, and happier Seat provides
For us his deare? It ot be
But that success attends him; if mishap,
Ere this he had returnd, with fury drivn [ 240 ]
By his Avengers, sino place like this
fit his punishment, or their revenge.
Methinks I feel rength within me rise,
Wings growing, and Dominion givn me large
Beyond this Deep; whatever drawes me on, [ 245 ]
Or sympathie, or som atural force
Powerful at greatest distao unite
With secret amity things of like kinde
By secretest veyahou my Shade
Inseparable must with mee along: [ 250 ]
For Death from Sin no power separate.
But least the difficultie of passing back
Stay his return perhaps over this Gulfe
Impassable, Impervious, let us try
Adventrous work, yet to thy power and mine [ 255 ]
Not unagreeable, to found a path
Over this Maine from Hell to that new World
Where Satan now prevailes, a Mo
Of merit high to all th infernal Host,
Easing thir passage hence, for intercourse, [ 260 ]
Or transmigration, as thir lot shall lead.
Nor I miss the way, sly drawn
By this new felt attra and instinct.
Whom thus the meager Shadow answerd soon.
Goe whither Fate and ination strong [ 265 ]
Leads thee, I shall not lag behinde, nor erre
The way, thou leading, such a sent I draw
Of age, prey innumerable, and taste
The savour of Death from all things there that live:
Nor shall I to the work thou enterprisest [ 270 ]
Be wanting, but afford thee equal aid,
So saying, with delight he snuffd the smell
Of mortal ge oh. As when a flock
Of ravenous Fowl, though many a League remote,
Against the day of Battel, to a Field, [ 275 ]
Where Armies lie encampt, e flying, lurd
With sent of living Carcasses designd
For death, the following day, in bloodie fight.