...with his posture on the burning lake, his rising from it, and the description of his shield and spear. Thus Satan talking to his nearest mate, With head...wave, and eyes That, sparkling blaz'd, his other parts beside Prone on the flood, extended long and large, Lay floating many a rood Forthwith upright he rears...

...Thither let us tend From off the tossing of these fiery waves ; There rest, if any rest can harbor there, And reassembling our afflicted powers, Consult how...how repair, How overcome this dire calamity, What remforcement we may gain from hope, If DO! what resolution from despair." They stretch out their mighty...

...these fiery waves ; There rest, if any rest can harbour there ; And re-assembling our afflicted pow'rs, Consult how we may henceforth most offend Our enemy,...calamity, What reinforcement we may gain from hope ; If not, what resolution from despair. WHAT'S THE NEWSJ? Whene'er we meet, yon alwavs say, What's...

...own loss how repair, How overeome this dire ealamity, What reinforeement we may gain from hope, 1f0 If not what resolution from despair." Thus Satan,...head up-lift above the wave, and eyes That sparkling blazed ; his other parts besides Prone on the flood, extended long and large, 'Lay floating many a...

...let us tend From off the tossing of these fiery waves ; There rest, if any rest can harbour there ; And, reassembling our afflicted Powers, Consult how...calamity ; What re-inforcement we may gain from hope ; If not, what resolution from despair. Thus Satan talking to his nearest mate With head uplift above...

...Thither let us tend From off the tossing of these fiery waves; There rest, if any rest can harbour there; And reassembling our afflicted powers, Consult how...calamity; What reinforcement we may gain from hope; If not, what resolution from despair. Thus Satan, talking to his nearest mate, With head uplift above...

...tend From off the tossing of these fiery waves ;] 185 There rest,] if any rest can harbour there ; | And, re-assembling our afflicted Powers, Consult]...loss how repair ;] How overcome this dire calamity ;] 1g0 What reinforcement we may gain from hope ; | If not,] what resolution from despair.] Thus Satan...

...let us tend From off the tossing of these fiery waves ; There rest, if any rest can harbour there ; And, re-assembling our afflicted powers, Consult how...head uplift above the wave, and eyes That sparkling blazed ; his other parts besides, Prone on the flood, extended long and large, Lay floating many a...

...let us tend From off the tossing of these fiery waves ; There rest, if any rest can harbour there; And, re-assembling our afflicted powers, Consult how...calamity, What reinforcement we may gain from hope, If not what resolution from despair." Thus Satan, talking to his nearest Mate, With head uplift above...

...Thither let us tend From off the tossing of these fiery waves, There rest, if any rest can harbor there, And reassembling our afflicted Powers, Consult how...Calamity, What reinforcement we may gain from Hope, If not what resolution from despair. (I. 183-91) That repair/despair rhyme is suggestive. The effort...