glyoodonthebarestrand,</p>

isrooodyetaloof</p>

thechiefthepitofhell</p>

roangtoseektheirpreyoh,durstfix</p>

theirseats,longafter,heseatofgod,</p>

theiraltarsbyhisaltar,godsadored</p>

aionsround,anddurstabide</p>

jehovahthunderingoutofsion,throned</p>

bet;yea,oftenplaced</p>

hinhissanctuaryitselftheirshrines,</p>

abonations;andhcursedthings</p>

hisholyritesandsolefeastsprofaned,</p>

andhtheirdarknessdurstaffronthislight.</p>

first,loearedhblood</p>

ofhunsacrifidparentstears;</p>

though,forthenoiseofdruandtirelsloud,</p>

theirriesuhatpassedthroughfire</p>

tohisgridol.hiheaonite</p>

worshipedinrabbaandhereryplain,</p>

inargobandinbasan,tothestreabr></p>

ofutstaon.norhsuch</p>

audaciousneighbourhood,theheart</p>

ofsolonheledbyfraoudtobuild</p>

histelerightagainsttheteleofgod</p>

onthatopprobrioushill,anddehisgrove</p>

paradiselost</p>

16of374</p>

thepleasantvalleyofhinnotophetthence</p>

andblaalled,thetypeofhell.</p>

oabssons,</p>

froroartoneboandthewild</p>

ofsouthstabariinhesebon</p>

andhoronaiseonsreal,beyond</p>

thefloacladhvines,</p>

aothasphalticpool:</p>

peorhisothea,iced</p>

israelinsittiontheirrchfroile,</p>

todohioe.</p>

yetthencehislustfuliesheenlarged</p>

eventothathillofsdal,bythegrove</p>

ofloide,lusthardbyhate,</p>

tillgoodjosiahdrovetheheohell.</p>

etheythebflood</p>

ofoldeuphratestothebrookthatparts</p>

egyptfrround,hadgeneralnas</p>

ofbaalindashtaroththosele,</p>

thesefenine.forspirits,heyplease,</p>

eithersexassu,orboth;sosoft</p>

andunpouheiressencepure,</p>

nottriedornacledb,</p>

norfouhebrittlestrengthofbones,</p>

likecurousflesh;but,inshapetheychoose,</p>

dilatedorndensed,brightorobscure,</p>

executetheirairypurposes,</p>

andityfulfil.</p>

forthosetheraceofisraeloftforsook</p>

paradiselost</p>

17of374</p>

theirlivingstrength,andunfrequentedleft</p>

hisrighteousaltar,bon</p>

tobestialgods;forheirheadsaslow</p>

botle,sunkbeforethespear</p>

ofdespicablefoes.htheseintroop</p>

caastoreth,thephoeniscalled</p>

astarte,queenofheaven,hcresthos;</p>

toagenigntlybytheon</p>

sidonianvirginspaidtheirvowsandsongs;</p>

insionalsonotunsung,ood</p>

herteleonthoffeain,built</p>

bythatuxoriousking,thoughlarge,</p>

beguiledbyfairidolatresses,fell</p>

toidolsfoul.thauzextbehind,</p>

whoseannualwoundinlebanonallured</p>

thesyriaolanthisfate</p>

inarousdittiesallasuersday,</p>

oothadonisfroisnativerock</p>

ranpurpletothesea,supposedhblood</p>

ofthauzyearlyhelovetale</p>

iedsionsdaughtershlikeheat,</p>

hesah</p>

ezekielsahevisionled,</p>

his</p>

...</p>