Their fainting courage, and dispell'd their fears.
Then straight commands, that at the warlike sound
Of trumpets loud and clarions be uprear'd
His mighty standard: that proud honour claim'd
Azazel as his right, a cherub tall :

Who forthwith from the glittering staff unfurl'd
The imperial ensign: which, full high advanced,
Shone like a meteor streaming to the wind,
With gems and golden lustre rich emblazed,
Seraphic arms and trophies; all the while
Sonorous metal blowing martial sounds;
At which the universal host upsent

A shout, that tore hell's concave, and beyond
Frighted the reign of Chaos and old Night.
All in a moment through the gloom were seen
Ten thousand banners rise into the air
With orient colours waving with them rose
A forest huge of spears; and thronging helms
Appear'd, and serried shields in thick array

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4. Give the derivation of-1. glimpse; 2. recollecting; 3. clarions; 4. unfurled; 5. ensign; 6. meteor; 7. emblazed; 8. trophies; 9. reign.

5. Explain the meaning here attached to the words—1. damp; 2. cast; 3. recollecting; 4. trophies; 5. reign.

6. Trumpets loud and clarions. Distinguish between those

instruments.

7. Azazel-its meaning? Point out the propriety of assigning this work to him.

8. All these and more, &c. Quote a passage from Tasso similar to this.

9. Quote any passages you know like the following:-I. 'semblance of worth, not substance'; 2. 'shone like a meteor'; 3. 'from the glittering staff,' &c.; 4. 'a shout,' &c.

10. Where was the kingdom of Chaos and old Night?

1. Parse:

LINES 544-559.

I. all; 2. rise; 3. rose; 4. anon; 5. such; 6. as; 7. arming; 8. instead; 9. from; 10. wanting.

Of depth immeasurable: anon they move
In perfect phalanx to the Dorian mood
Of flutes and soft recorders; such as raised
To height of noblest temper heroes old
Arming to battle; and instead of rage,

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Deliberate valour breathed, firm and unmoved
With dread of death to flight or foul retreat :
Nor wanting power to mitigate and 'suage
With solemn touches troubled thoughts, and chase
Anguish, and doubt, and fear, and sorrow, and pain
From mortal or immortal minds. Thus they,
Breathing united force, with fixed thought,
Moved on in silence to soft pipes, that charm'd
Their painful steps o'er the burnt soil: and now
Advanced in view they stand; a horrid front
Of dreadful length and dazzling arms, in guise
Of warriors old with ordered spear and shield!
Awaiting what command their mighty chief
Had to impose: he through the armed files

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2. Derivation and meaning of I. banners; 2. orient; 3. helms; 4. serried; 5. array; 6. anon; 7. perfect; 8. temper; 9. mitigate; 10. 'suage; II. anguish.

3. Phalanx. Its form? Its origin?

4. The Dorian mood. Name the other moods. Give the character of each.

5. Quote Bacon's description of a recorder.

6. What is noticeable in Milton's descriptions of the effect of music? Illustrate it from his life.

7. Solemn touches. Paraphrase this expression.

8. Quote the passages in Fairfax's Tasso, similar to lines 544-9.

I. moved; 2. on; 3. advanced; 4. front; 5. guise; 6. awaiting; 7. command; 8. traverse; 9. visages; 10. last.

2. Name the adverbial phrases, modifying moved on. 3. O'er the burnt soil. What word does this phrase qualify? 4. Analyze the last sentence (567–71).

Darts his experienced eye, and soon traverse
The whole battalion views, their order due,
Their visages and stature as of gods:

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Their number last he sums. And now his heart

Distends with pride, and hardening in his strength
Glories for never since created man

Met such embodied force, as named with these
Could merit more than that small infantry
Warr'd on by cranes: though all the giant brood
Of Phlegra with the heroic race were join'd
That fought at Thebes and Ilium, on each side
Mix'd with auxiliar gods; and what resounds
In fable or romance of Uther's son,
Begirt with British and Armoric knights;
And all who since, baptized or infidel,
Jousted in Aspramont or Montalban,
Damasco, or Marocco, or Trebisond,
Or whom Biserta sent from Afric's shore,
When Charlemain with all his peerage fell

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5. Give the derivation and meaning of—1. charmed; 2. horrid; 3. guise; 4. impose; 5. files; 6. traverse; 7. battalion; 8. due; 9. visages.

6. With ordered spear. Paraphrase this expression.

7. Breathing united force, &c. Repeat the passage in Homer similar to this.

1. Parse :

LINES 571-587.

1. hardening; 2. glories; 3. man; 4. named; 5. could merit; 6. infantry; 7. warred; 8. each; 9. since.

2. Name in order the objects of with, line 577.

3. Since created man. Of what Latin construction is this an

imitation ?

4. Explain the meaning of the words-I. distends; 2. embodied; 3. infantry; 4. brood; 5. auxiliar; 6. resounds; 7. romance; 8. begirt; 9. baptized; 10. jousted.

5. That small infantry, &c. Explain the allusion.

6. Who are referred to in the following expressions :-I. 'the giant brood of Phlegra'; 2. 'the heroic race that fought at Thebes'; 3. at Ilium, assisted by gods'; 4. 'the fabled Uther's

By Fontarabia. Thus far these beyond
Compare of mortal prowess, yet observed
Their dread commander: he, above the rest
In shape and gesture proudly eminent,
Stood like a tower; his form had yet not lost
All her original brightness; nor appear'd
Less than archangel ruin'd, and the excess
Of glory obscured; as when the sun, new risen,
Looks through the horizontal misty air
Shorn of his beams; or from behind the moon,
In dim eclipse, disastrous twilight sheds

On half the nations, and with fear of change
Perplexes monarchs. Darken'd so, yet shone
Above them all the archangel: but his face
Deep scars of thunder had intrench'd; and care
Sat on his faded cheek, but under brows

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son and his knights'; 5. 'all who jousted in Aspromont,' &c.; 6. those whom Biserta sent from Africa to Fontarabia.'

I. far; 2. these; 3. yet; 4. eminent; 5. tower; 6. yet; 7. nor; 8. excess; 9. shorn; 10. from; II. sheds; 12. half.

2. All her original brightness. Explain this use of her. 3. Derivation and meaning of 1. prowess; 2. observed; 3. gesture; 4. eclipse; 5. disastrous; 6. perplexes.

4. Paraphrase the expressions :-I. 'far beyond compare of'; 2. 'the excess of glory obscured'; 3. 'the horizontal misty air'; 4. shorn of his beams.'

5. (1) What three similes are here used to express the grandeur of Satan's person? (2) To what is he likened in a former part of this book? (3) In the other books of the poem ?

6. And with fear of change, &c. Illustrate this statement.

I. Parse :

LINES 599-621.

1. shone; 2. all; 3. scars; 4. under; 5. waiting; 6. eye; 7. fellows; 8. rather; 9. other; 10. faithful; 11. glory; 12. as; 13. growth; 14. whereat; 15. half; 16. as.

Of dauntless courage, and considerate pride
Waiting revenge; cruel his eye, but cast
Signs of remorse and passion, to behold
The fellows of his crime, the followers rather
(Far other once beheld in bliss), condemn'd
For ever now to have their lot in pain:
Millions of spirits for his fault amerced
Of heaven, and from eternal splendours flung
For his revolt, yet faithful how they stood,
Their glory wither'd: as when heaven's fire
Hath scathed the forest oaks, or mountain pines,
With singed top their stately growth, though bare,
Stands on the blasted heath. He now prepared

Speak; whereat their doubled ranks they bend
From wing to wing, and half enclose him round
With all his peers: attention held them mute.
Thrice he assay'd, and thrice, in spite of scorn,
Tears, such as angels weep, burst forth; at last
Words, interwove with sighs, found out their way.
"O myriads of immortal spirits! O powers

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weep, 620.

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2. Name the objects of behold. 3. Analyze the sentence, Tears, 4. Give the derivation and meaning of-I. scars; trenched; 3. considerate; 4. remorse; 5. passion; 6. amerced; 7. scathed; 8. assayed; 9. interwove.

5. Why is followers more appropriate than fellows?

2. in

6. Paraphrase—1. 'cast signs of remorse'; 2. 'to behold'; 3. 'their stately growth stands'; 4. ‘their doubled ranks'; 5. 'in spite of scorn.'

7. Quote any passages similar to the following:-1. Thrice he assayed... forth; 2. words.

...

way.

8. Write out an analysis, shewing the substance of lines 522-61.

1. Parse:

LINES 622-637.

I. but; 2. that; 3. though; 4. as; 5. to utter; 6. could have fear'd; 7. how; 8. for; 9. self-raised; 10. be.