Yet half his strength he put not forth, but checkd
His Thunder in mid Volie, for he meant
Not to destroy, but root them out of Heavn: [ 855 ]
The overthrown he raisd, and as a Heard
Of Goats or timerous flock together throngd
Drove them before him Thuruck, pursud
With terrors and with furies to the bounds
And Chrystal wall of Heavn, which opning wide, [ 860 ]
Rowld inward, and a spacious Gap disclosd
Into the wastful Deep; the monstrous sight
Strook them with horror backward, but far worse
Urgd them behind; headlong themselves they threw
Down from the verge of Heavernal wrauth [ 865 ]
Burnt after them to the bottomless pit.
Hell heard th unsufferable noise, Hell saw
Heavn ruining from Heavn and would have fled
Affrighted; but strict Fate had cast too deep
Her dark foundations, and too fast had bound. [ 870 ]
Nine dayes they fell; founded Chaos roard,
Aenfold fusion in thir fall
Through his wilde Anarchie, so huge a rout
Incumberd him with ruin: Hell at last
Yawning receavd them whole, and on them closd, [ 875 ]
Hell thir fit habitatiht with fire
Unquenchable, the house of aine.
Disburdnd Heavn rejoicd, and soon repaird
Her mural breach, returning whe rowld.
Sole Victor from th expulsion of his Foes [ 880 ]
Messiah his triumphal Chariot turnd:
To meet him all his Saints, who silent stood
Eye witnesses of his Almightie Acts,
With Jubilie advancd; and as they went,
Shaded with brang Palme, each order bright, [ 885 ]
Sung Triumph, and him sung Victorious King,
Son, Heir, and Lord, to him Dominion givn,
Worthiest tn: he celebrated rode
Triumphant through mid Heavn, into the Courts
And Temple of his mightie Father Thrond [ 890 ]
On high: who into Glorie him receavd,
Where now he sits at the right hand of bliss.
Thus measuring things in Heavn by things oh
At thy request, and that thou maist beware
By what is past, to thee I have reveald [ 895 ]
What might have else to human Race bin hid;
The discord which befel, and Warr in Heavn
Among th Angelic Powers, and the deep fall
Of those too high aspiring, who rebelld
With Satan, hee who envies now thy state, [ 900 ]
Who now is plotting how he may seduce
Thee also from obediehat with him
Bereavd of happihou maist partake
His punishmeernal miserie;
Which would be all his solad revenge, [ 905 ]
As a despite don against the most High,
Thee oo gaine panion of his woe.
But listn not to his Temptations, warne
Thy weaker; let it profit thee to have heard
By terrible Example the reward [ 910 ]
Of disobedience; firm they might have stood,
Yet fell; remember, aress.
The End of the Sixth Book.