Whereto with look posd Satan replid.
Not ued that, which thht [ 470 ]
Believst so main to our success, I bring;
Which of us who beholds the bright surface
Of this Ethereous mould whereoand,
This ti of spacious Heavn, adornd
With Plant, Fruit, Flour Ambrosial, Gemms & Gold, [ 475 ]
Whose Eye so superficially surveyes
These things, as not to mind from whehey grow
Deep under ground, materials dark and crude,
Of spiritous and fierie spume, till toucht
With Heavns ray, and temperd they shoot forth [ 480 ]
So beauteous, opning to the ambient light.
These in thir dark Nativitie the Deep
Shall yield us pregnant with infernal flame,
Whito hallow Engins long and round
Thick-rammd, at th other bore with touch of fire [ 485 ]
Dilated and infuriate shall send forth
From far with thundring noise among our foes
Such implements of mischief as shall dash
To pieces, and orewhelm whatever stands
Adverse, that they shall fear we have disarmd [ 490 ]
The Thunderer of his only dreaded bolt.
Nor long shall be our labour, yet ere dawne,
Effect shall end our wish. Mean while revive;
Abandon fear; tth and sel joind
Think nothing hard, much less to be despaird. [ 495 ]
He ended, and his words thir drooping chere
Enlightnd, and thir languisht hope revivd.
Th iion all admird, and each, how hee
To be th ior missd, so easie it seemd
Once found, which yet unfound most would have thought [ 500 ]
Impossible: yet haply of thy Race
In future dayes, if Malice should abound,
Some oent on mischief, or inspird
With devlish maation might devise
Like instrument to plague the Sons of men [ 505 ]
For sin, on warr and mutual slaughter bent.