OF MILTON'S PARADISE LOST WITH A NEW TRANSLATION INTO ITALIAN POETRY VERSE BY VERSE BY DOMENICO ARNALDI VOLUME 11. GENOA PRINTED FOR PONTHENIER DI MILTON NUOVA EDIZIONE CON UNA NUOVA TRADUZIONE IN POESIA ITALIANA VERSO A VERSO DI DOMENICO ARNALDI VOLUME 11. GENOVA STABILIMENTO TIPOGRAFICO PONTHENIER 1852 BOOK THE SIXTH THE ARGUMENT. Raphael continues to relate how Michael and Gabriel were sent fort to battle against Satan and his angels. The first fight described: Satan and his powers retire under night: he calls a council; invents devilish engines, which, in the second day's fight, put Michael and his angels to some disorder; but they at length, pulling up mountains, overwhelmed both the force and machines of Satan: yet, the tumult not so ending, God, on the third day, sends Messiah his son, for whom he had reserved the glory of that victory. He, in the power of his Father, coming to the place, and causing all his legions to stand still on either side, with his chariot and thunder driving into the midst of his enemies, pursues them, unable to resist, towards the wall of heaven: which opening, they leap down with horror and confusion into the place of punishment prepared for them in the deep; Messiah returns with triumph to his Father. All night the dreadless Angel unpursued, Through Heaven's wide champain held his way: till Morn, Light issues forth, and at the other door |
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