《Paradise Lost Ⅳ》第9章


thir phalanx; and began to hemm him round
with ported spears; as thick as when a field ' 980 '
of ceres ripe for harvest waving bends
her bearded grove of ears; which way the wind
swayes them; the careful plowman doubting stands
least on the threshing floore his hopeful sheaves
prove chaff。 on th other side satan allarmd ' 985 '
collecting all his might dilated stood;
like teneriff or atlas unremovd:
his stature reacht the skie; and on his crest
sat horror plumd; nor wanted in his graspe
what seemd both spear and shield: now dreadful deeds ' 990 '
might have ensud; nor onely paradise
in this motion; but the starrie cope
of heavn perhaps; or all the elements
at least had gon to rack; disturbd and torne
with violence of this conflict; had not soon ' 995 '
th eternal to prevent such horrid fray
hung forth in heavn his golden scales; yet seen
betwixt astrea and the scorpion signe;
wherein all things created first he weighd;
the pendulous round earth with balanct aire ' 1000 '
in counterpoise; now ponders all events;
battels and realms: in these he put two weights
the sequel each of parting and of fight;
the latter quick up flew; and kickt the beam;
which gabriel spying; thus bespake the fiend。 ' 1005 '
satan; i know thy strength; and thou knowst mine;
neither our own but givn; what follie then
to boast what arms can doe; since thine no more
then heavn permits; nor mine; though doubld now
to trample thee as mire: for proof look up; ' 1010 '
and read thy lot in yon celestial sign
where thou art weighd; and shown how light; how weak;
if thou resist。 the fiend lookt up and knew
his mounted scale aloft: nor more; but fled
murmuring; and with him fled the shades of night。 ' 1015 '
the end of the fourth book。
.。

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