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A33519 Poetæ Britannici a poem satyrical and panegyrical. Cobb, Samuel, 1675-1713. 1700 (1700) Wing C4773; ESTC R39987 14,940 29

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by_o sing_v how_o their_o stubborn_a parent_n fall_v now_o seraph_n crown_v with_o helmet_n i_o behold_v helmet_n of_o substance_n more_o refine_v than_o gold_n the_o sky_n with_o a_o unite_a lustre_n shine_v and_o face_n to_o face_n the_o immortal_a army_n join_v god_n plate_a son_n majestical_o gay_a urges_n chariot_n through_o the_o crystal_n way_n break_v down_o their_o rank_n and_o thunder_n as_o he_o fly_v arm_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o terror_n in_o his_o eye_n over_o heaven_n wide_a arch_n the_o rout_v squadron_n roar_v and_o transfixed_a angel_n grow_v 〈…〉_o upon_o the_o diamond_n floor_n then_o wheel_v from_o olympus_n snowy_a top_n through_o redned_a air_n the_o giddy_a leader_n drop_v down_o to_o the_o abyss_n of_o their_o allot_v hell_n and_o gaze_v on_o the_o lose_a sky_n from_o whence_o they_o fall_v i_o see_v the_o fiend_n who_o tumble_v from_o his_o sphere_n once_o by_o the_o victor_n god_n begin_v to_o fear_v new_a lightning_n and_o a_o second_o thunderer_n i_o hear_v 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