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• ♦o di sen throne the King of heaven
f war he l)est^ or to regain 230

ight, lost : Him to unthrone we then
, when everlasting Fate shall yield
]!hance, and Chaos judge the strife :
u- vain to hope, ai^es as vain
: for what place can be for us 23^'i

iven*s bound, unless hcaven'n Lord supreme
m'er ? Suppose he should relent
<h grac« to ail, on promise made
bjection ; wiui what eyes could we
s presence humble, anq receive 240

I imposed to celebrate his throne
>lcd hynms, and to his Godhead sing
oliijiihs ? while he lordly sits
Sovcrei^, and his altar breathes
odours and ambrosial flowers, 2 13

! offerings ! This must be our task
this our dclii^ht ; how wearisome
> spent, in wbrsliip paid
we hate ! Let us not then pursue
iposaible, by leave obtained 25< '

nle, though in heaven, our state
d vassalaeje : but rather seek
rxMl fn)m ourselves, and from our own
rsvlves ; tiiough in this vast recess,
lo nunc accountable ; preferring 2v'»3

fy before the easy yoke
|wmp. Our greatncsis will ap|v?ar
. ojnsjiiniou.s, when *]jrciit thiuir.s of sm:*!!,
iiu'tfi)!, pp»s|»fniMs of ai!*;'!'^;
■nf* ; and in Nvhut place soc'tT 5iG0

Icr f.vil, Jinii >%ork ease out of p'i'n,
iri'iiir ;ui<l rinlin*:nn'c. T/'is rbep world
v«s il'>w«; dn*!i(l ? How oil iiinidsl
i-U aiul »!;> k, <lof!i heaven's all-ruling S.iro.
