The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-14

Ience anu OF tne punishment reserved Tor hin
in the probable event of his defeat. he reRaint
quickly his self-command. gives the signal for
action. and leads his battalions of the stage
Left alone. Raphael melts into a compassionate
monoloRue, and is joined presently by the
chorus, which closes the fourth act with an APP
peal for mercy.
vi.
At the opening OF the last act, Raphael 10 dis
covered on the battlements of heaven, peerinR
over the empyrean. in a fever OF anxiety to
learn the outcome of the contest. Uriel bears
the message of victory and relates the ~particu-
lars OF this. the first campaign In heaven ~
In wonders play. as in Millions epic. the bat
tie eliminates In a species Of duel between
Michael and Lucifer. The Field Marshal Of the
Heavenly hosts has summoned the rebel prince
70 Imy down his arms aud STANDARD; What fol-
lows is thus described by the Dutch poet:
The Grand, Foe of Gods name, stid-necked, un.
moved,
And more defiant at these words. rcnews
The fight with haste precipitate, and thrice
% %tsn S sio STs Tt Gnd's u bS SIya mantle the f Han ono I nISld,.
The Deity shall feel his wrath. The axe pFo'0A''
The holy diamond strikes, but 10! rebounds.
His Is r'sit hand r1'S M is e iifts. and nnih ih rI%ns the holm
A As% nS1 bv Of ~ thst ,r r=eoS lilo, one he smites
LEAVING GAVIN pnt9 hs Eyes With violence
Down b STsf rom snaf his IS c insr I 9af ikS TA fSlt lnd i f hIITlSd
T Thm. MIi an drSSI round f-; and round o. in its descent;
~ iOu' uThRD1, uElNGf, all plunge down.
In juXtaposition with these lines may be
PLACED the account of the combat between Satan
and Michael in the sixth book Of Paradise
ILpIiftcd imminent: one stroke they aimed
That might determine, and not need repeat,
y / might Or swift prevention: but tie sword
OF Michael, from the armory of God
Was given him tempered so, that neither keen
T Tpr SOLD i might nj resist that edge: it met
descending, and in half c1t shppr,. nor alta vad
NJ M Nun ris s%itt Wheel ey"rs. deep entering. Sheared
And writhed him to and fro convoivcd; so sore
Inc eTiuilg sword with discontinuous wound
Passed through him:
hosts been male known to Raphael than Michael
appears with his triumphant !egions. The ce-
him and raise a hymn OF jubilation. In a speech
OF remarkab!e. dignity Michael ascribes the
glory Of the victory to God alone. Then Gabriel
After the downfall OF the rebel angels Lueiferr
had called them toGetherin Dim Internal con-
had determined. though defeated, to circumo
vent the Almighty by %efrectirG the ruin Of man.
m misn terH ipfS Sb egS he pictured the myriad
spirat9rs should receive. as heather deities. the
ad1ratlon OF the human race. The resemblance
Satan's mouth. by Milton cannot fail to impress
the reader. We quote Vrndel first:
l see mankind, in Gods own image made.
From Gods similitnde d based, suan;ed,
ana arnlSnpI, even III VIII ana mgt1frv
And understanding. whila the holr light
Within createl Is obs 'uIed and d m ned:
That h waltz with Il 's sorrow Ss" for the fnn natal ESomo'
/ now. forsnoth, hnhold a helpless prey
To Deaths relentless Jaws. | shall exalt
NY tyranny with Ger Increasing pride,
VIM" Won. my sons. l then shall see adored
A. Deitics; on affairs and in fanes
lnntlmcrahlc that tower to Heaven, where burma
he sacrihcial victim. mid the smoke
OF cen Sers and the dazzling sheen Of gold.
In In praise most reverential. Isce hosts
~ :, mon, whose multitudes are even beyond
l III ID lNtFO q llpl tn n -pa III fhata ,,-l-
From Adj, ms Johnston all eternity
AccuTsed, by their deeds Alb ,minabie,
Done in defiance of Gods name. SO dear
10 Him the cost of triumph DER my crown.
1t will be remembered that a similar project
length by Beelzebub at "A council held in Pam
or ancient and prophetic fame in Heaven
r. not another world; ,he happy seat
To BE- crca'e like to Ms. IN ugh less
II power and excellence, but tavor'd more
VI him who rules above.
Thither let us bend all our thoughts, to learn
What creatures there inhabit. Of what mould
Or substance. how endued, and what their bower
BY force or %suhtlety. Though Heaven be shut.
The utmost %bordcro of His kingdom. left
Some qdyantasso%s $ act mn may ! be 1s schis SssdAP''
By sudden onset, either with hcll.fre
AZ az our own, and drive. as we we're driven,
L ne puHN INHABITANTS: or If not drive.
Seduce them to our party, that their God
ASSll nFoT Hit their a,IT foe; and Tt:h repenting hand
Seo "niiao n rsy STs % %ni int rats To His i sSrpA''
In our confusion, and our JOY upraise
In His disturbance; when His darling Sons
Hurled hcadlong to pnrtakc nth lis, shall curse
Their frail original, and faded bliss,
Faded so soon.
In Paradise Lost" the task of m,sIeadtno
me parents Of mankind is reserved by Satan
t tek - ni wisSs ,,This enterprise none shall par:
is copided to BeIIal. Who. ike Satan
tbe sebfla 20 "a tak tbo on 1.-The the form Of the, serpent.
drama, the account Of Eyes tem.ptatitomn 'Hi Ia
much condensed. For the purpose
O. comparison we make the following extract;
tree OF knowledge:
Hath God. upon the pain of death. with such
DEPRIVED ySn Of TIE FREEDOM E1nfe Of this Fruit
E Say ' EHs q the eyH \ the choicest IcS tree Of an
Mistake. But once behold this appl en1 prS SG''
A AgS' s sG hoT m El@Ss this radiant fErSit, WIN gold
In this immortai leaf, How tempts this fruit,
All light and knowledge. Come. why shouidst thou
For fear q SIM Aye, taste, and thus become
i'm ~ and TV %ia himself rim IN e"g gu
Even though He much may wish thee to deny,
By the, side of this excerpt from Vondel's
paslMa 'f IN "Pd Put 4 p paTt Of the corrsssponding
suades Eve to make light Of the Aimj@bsv'sI IN p-
that Of the fruit Of the Tree Of Knowi-
cage We siall not eat lest ye die"
Queen OF this universe, do not believe
Those rigid threats of death. We shall not dial
How should w 2 BY the truit2 II gives Won life
To knowledge. by the threatencrY Look ON me
Me, VINO have touched and tasted, vet both live
ANA NE more perfect have attained than fate
Meant me. by yenturinR higher than my lot,
shall that be shut to man. which to the beast
Is openf or will God incense His ire
FOR such a petty ~tiespassY and not praise
lAther Your dauntlcss virtue, whom the main
Ot az aNl denounced, whatever thing death be.
ID 't'rhd not from achieving what might lead
10 lAppicr life, knowledge of good and evil:
Or good, how Just 7 OF evil, If what il evil
BE real, why not known. since easier stunned:
Hon therefore cannot hurt yc, and be lust;
Not } 81, not God; not feared then, nor obeyad.
Your fear itself OF death removes the fear.
My, then, wa this furbidF WHY. hut 10 AwaS
My, but 20 keep ye low and ignorant,
His woTshippersi He knows that In the dAy
le eat thereof, yOnr cyGs that seem so clear
YET are tut dim, shall perfectly be then
Opened and cleared, and ye shall be- az gods.
hhowing both good and evil AZ they know.
That the subsequent c~olloquy between God
ana Adam Il the garden should be similarly
draineu ~ the drama, and in the epic is, Of
course. eXpIicable by the fact that the text OF
SSerlItrrr was closely followed by both poets.
wonders play closes with the despatch OF Trial
70 drive the transgressing pair from Eden. and