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creatures t, of w mould, [ 355 ]
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And rator sit secure
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tmost border of
to t: here perhaps
Som advantagious act may be achievd
By sudden onset, eith hell fire
to e ion, or possess [ 365 ]
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tants, or if not drive,
Seduce to our Party, t thir God
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Common revenge, and interrupt his joy
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o partake h us, shall curse
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Attempting, or to sit in darkness here
chus Beelzebub
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So deep a malice, to confound the race
Of mankind in one root, and Earth hell
to mingle and involve, done all to spite
t Creatour? But te still serves [ 385 ]
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