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 In bignes  giant-ons Now lese then mallest dwarfs, in narrow room Throng numberles that pigmean race Beyond the Indian mount, or Faerie Elves Whoe midnight revells, by a forret ide Or fountain, ome belated peaant ees, Or dreams hee ees, while over head the Moon Sits arbitres, and neerer to the earth Wheels her pale coure: they on thir mirth & d Intent, with jocond muic charme his eare; At once with joy and fear his heart rebounds. Thus incorporeal pirits to mallest forms Reduc'd thir hapes immene, and were at l Though without number till amidt the hall Of that infernall court. But farr within And in thir own dimenions like themelves The great Seraphic Lords and Cherubim In close recese and ecret conclave at A thouand Demy-gods on golden eats Frequent and full. After hort ilence then And ummons read, the great conult began.