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 Of knowledge past or present, could have fear'd, How such united force of Gods, how such As stood like these could ever know repulse? For who can yet beleive, though after losse, That all these puissant legions, whose exile Hath emptied heav'n, shall faile to reascend Selfe-rais'd, and repossesse thir native seate For me, be witnesse all the host of heav'n, If counsells different, or danger shunn'd By me, have lost our hopes. But he who reignes Monarch in heav'n, till then as one secure Sat on his throne, upheld by old repute, Consent or custome; and his regal state Put forth at full, but still his strength conceal'd, Which tempted our attempt, and wrought our fall. Hence forth his might we know, and know our own So as not either to provoke, or dread New warr, provok'd; our better part remaines To worke in close designe, by fraud or guile What force effected not: that he no lesse At length from us may find, who overcomes By force, hath overcome but half his foe. Space may produce new worlds; where of so rife