Thrones,Dominations,Prins,Vertues,Powers,[460]

    Forinpossessionsuotonelyht,

    Icallyeanddeclareyenow,returnd

    Successfulbeyondhope,toleadyeforth

    TriumphantoutofthisinfernalPit

    Abominable,accurst,thehouseofwoe,[465]

    AndDungeonofourTyrant:Nowpossess,

    AsLords,aspaciousWorld,toournativeHeaven

    Littleinferiour,bymyadventurehard

    Withperilgreatatchievd.Lootell

    WhatIhavedon,whatsufferd,withaine[470]

    Voyagdthunreal,vast,unboundeddeep

    Ofhorriblefusion,overwhich

    BySinahabroadwaynowispavd

    Toexpediteyloriousmarch;butI

    Toildoutmyuncouthpassage,forcttoride[475]

    ThuntractableAbysse,plungdinthewomb

    OfuninalNightandChaoswilde,

    Thatjealousofthirsecretsfiercelyopposd

    Myjourrahclamorousuproare

    ProtestingFatesupreame;thencehowIfound[480]

    ThenewcreatedWorld,whichfameinHeavn

    Longhadforetold,aFabriderful

    Ofabsoluteperfe,thereinMan

    PlaaParadise,byourexile

    Madehappie:HimbyfraudIhaveseducd[485]

    FromhisCreator,andthemoretoincrease

    Yourwonder,le;hethereat

    Offended,worthyhter,hathgivnup

    BothhisbelovedManandallhisWorld,

    ToSinahaprey,andsotous,[490]

    Withoutourhazard,labour,orallarme,

    Tein,andtodwell,andoverMan

    Torule,asoverallheshouldhaveruld.

    Trueis,meealsohehathjudgd,orrather

    Meenot,butthebruteSerpentinwhoseshape[495]

    ManIdeceavd:thatwhieebelongs,

    Isenm