...thunder. Book ii. Line 879. Where eldest Night And Chaos, ancestors of Nature, hold Eternal anarchy amidst the noise Of endless wars, and by confusion...dry, four champions fierce, Strive here for mastery. Book ii. Line 894. Into this wild abyss, The womb of Nature and perhaps her grave. Book ii. Line 910....

...resembling that so forcibly described by Milton, might be expected to prevail throughout the country : " For hot, cold, moist and dry, four champions fierce,...mastery, and to battle bring Their embryon atoms. Chaos umpire sits, And by decision more embroils the fray." But Henry would also have to deal with...

...time and place are lost ; where eldest Night And Chaos, ancestors of Nature, hold 895 Eternal anarchy, amidst the noise Of endless wars, and by confusion...moist, and dry, four champions fierce Strive here for mast'ry, and to battle bring Their embryon atoms; they around the flag 900 Of each his faction, in...

...Of each his faction, in their several clans, Light-arm'd or heavy, sharp, smooth, swift, or slow,8 Swarm populous, unnumber'd as the sands Of Barca or...soil, Levied to side with warring winds, and poise Their lighter wings. To whom these most adhere, He rules a moment : Chaos umpire sits, And by decision...

...And time and place are lost ; where eldest Night And Chaos, ancestors of Nature, hold Eternal anarchy amidst the noise Of endless wars, and by confusion...battle bring Their embryon atoms ; they around the flag Of each his faction, in their several clans, Light-arm'd or heavy, sharp, smooth, swift, or slow, Swarm...

...time, and place, are lost ; where eldest Night And Chaos, ancestors of Kature, hold Eternal anarchy, amidst the noise Of endless wars, and by confusion...battle bring Their embryon atoms ; they around the flag Of each his faction, in their several clans, Light armed or heavy, sharp, smooth, swift, or slow, Swarm...

...and place, are lost ; where eldest Night And Chaos, ancestors of Nature, hold 895 Eternal anarchy, amidst the noise Of endless wars, and by confusion...moist, and dry, four champions fierce, Strive here for mast'ry, and to battle bring Their embryon atoms ; they around the flag 900 Of each his faction, in...

...time, and place, are lost ; where eldest Nigh*; And Chaos, ancestors of nature, hold Eternal anarchy, amidst the noise Of endless wars, and by confusion...flag 900 Of each his faction, in their several clans, Light-arm'd or heavy, sharp, smooth, swift, or slow, Swarm populous, unnumber'd as the sands Of Barca...

...time and place are lost ; where eldest Night And Chaos, ancestors of Nature, hold Eternal anarchy, amidst the noise Of endless wars, and by confusion...battle bring Their embryon atoms ; they around the flag Of each his faction, in their several clans, Light-armed or heavy, sharp, smooth, swift or slow, Swarm...

...and place, are lost ; where eldest Night And Chaos, ancestors of Nature, hold 895 Eternal anarchy, amidst the. noise Of endless wars, and by confusion...champions fierce, Strive here for mastery, and to battel bring Their embryon atoms ; they around the flag 900 Of each his faction, in their several clans,...