I were spent техіте, * Tert his rage, Ebe found, ese mood thus to him said. sawa. : I heard the rack ei wud ibi sxy woald mingle, but myself mestant; ari these fans,' though mortals fear them ; udugerous to the pillar'd frame of hear'n, w the earts's dark lasis underneath, the Lain as in considerable ) man's less universe, and soon are gone; erre not this, be sure to find, term for a sudden gust of wind. Whereof this ominous night that closed thee round, So talk'd he, while the Son of God went on Me worse than wet thou find'st not; other harm Those terrors, which thou speak'st of, did me none; I never fear'd they could, though noising loud And threat’ning nigh; what they can do as signs Betok’ning, or ill-boding, I contemn As false portents, not sent from God, but thee; Who, knowing I shall reign past thy preventing, Obtrud'st thy offer'd aid, that I accepting At least might seem to hold all pow'r of thee, Ambitious spirit! and would'st be thought my God, And storm'st refused, thinking to terrify Me to thy will. Desist, thou art discern'd And toil'st in vain, nor me in vain molest. To whom the fiend now swoll'n with rage replied. Then hear, O Son of David, virgin-born; For Son of God to me is yet in doubt: Of the Messiah I had heard, foretold By all the prophets; of thy birth at length Announced by Gabriel with the first I knew, And of the angelic song in Bethlehem field, On thy birthnight, that sung thee Saviour born. From that time seldom have I ceased to eye Thy infancy, thy childhood, and thy youth, Thy manhood last, though yet in private bred; Till at the ford of Jordan, whither all Flock'd to the Baptist, I among the rest, Though not to be baptized, by voice from heav'n Heard thee pronounced the Son of God beloved. Thenceforth I thought thee worth my nearer view And narrower scrutiny, that I might learn In what degree or meaning thou art callid The Son of God, which bears no single sense; The Son of God I also am, or was, And if I was I am; relation stands; All men are sons of GOD; yet thee I thought Traiam Jared. mat. கா. மானாட PI2 Tae in tirn. 1n in iim what I a. is grant les lave vai The goal 117. 11. mi miss ir ind sites Prvi sunt, al emnizan. * a tha wangat, m 3 m in, s triache tanght him up, and withoat wing There stand, if thou wilt stand; to stand upright shall uplift thee, lest at any time ature, on which Arivsto's heroes were borne through the air, Thou chance to dash thy foot against a stone. To whom thus Jesus. Also it is written, Tempt not the Lord thy God: he said and stood: But Satan smitten with amazement fell. As when earth's son Antæus,' to compare Small things with greatest, in Irassa strove With Jove's Alcides, and oft foil'd still rose, Receiving from his mother earth new strength, Fresh from his fall, and fiercer grapple join'd, Throttled at length in th' air, expired and fell; So after many a foil the tempter proud, Renewing fresh assaults, amidst his pride Fell whence he stood to see his victor fall. And as that Theban monster ? that proposed Her riddle, and him who solved it not, devour'd, That once found out and solved, for grief and spite Cast herself headlong from th’Ismenian steep; So struck with dread and anguish fell the fiend, And to his crew that sat consulting, brought Joyless triumphals of his hoped success, Ruin, and desperation, and dismay, Who durst so proudly tempt the Son of God. So Satan fell; and straight a fiery globe Of angels on full sail of wing flew nigh, Who on their plumy vans received Him soft. From His uneasy station, and upbore As on a floating couch through the blithe air, Then in a flow'ry valley set Him down On a green bank, and set before Him spread A table of celestial food, divine, Ambrosial fruits, fetch'd from the Tree of Life, And from the Fount of Life ambrosial drink, That soon refresh'd Him wearied, and repair'd What hunger, if aught hunger had impair'd Or thirst; and, as He fed, angelic quires Sung heav'nly anthems of his victory a IA giant of Libya, son of Terra (the earth) and Neptune (the sea). Alcides (Hercules) attacked him; and as every time the giant touched the earth he received new strength, Hercules lifted him up into the air, and squeezed him to death in his arms. Irassa was a city in Libya. 2 The Sphinx. Le cas: se mai tar boa 0.2 TD 1151. 77. Iar totkoz e huis kralj ini, ?et wth; 29t ni italiest uat. ing repnise reenitori. ani d'st in beil ?umph. In al ser rates Abaddon ries wid attempt; herraiter learn with awe ead the Son of GOD: he all warmil Salase thee with the terror of his voice demoniae hoids, possession foul, y legions; yelling they shall fly, |