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Rh Boreas, and Cæcias, and Argestes loud, And Thrascias rend the woods and seas upturn; With adverse blast upturns them from the south Notus and Afer, black with thunderous clouds From Serraliona; thwart of these, as fierce, Forth rush the Levant and the Ponent winds, Eurus and Zephyr, with their lateral noise, Sirocco, and Libecchio. Thus began Outrage from lifeless things; but Discord first, Daughter of Sin, among the irrational Death introduced, through fierce antipathy. Beast now with beast gan war, and fowl with fowl, And fish with fish; to graze the herb all leaving Devoured each other; nor stood much in awe Of Man, but fled him, or with countenance grim Glared on him passing. These were from without The growing miseries, which Adam saw Already in part, though hid in gloomiest shade, To sorrow abandoned, but worse felt within, And, in a troubled sea of passion tost, Thus to disburden sought with sad complaint:
 * "O miserable of happy! is this the end

Of this new glorious World? and me so late The glory of that glory? who now, become Accursed of blessed, hide me from the face Of God, whom to behold was then my highth