The Poetical Works of John Milton


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He call'd it Haemony, and gave it me,  
And bad me keep it as of sov'ran use  
'Gainst all inchantments, mildew blast, or damp  
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Or gastly furies apparition;  
I purs't it up, but little reck'ning made,  
Till now that this extremity compell'd,  
But now I find it true; for by this means  
I knew the foul inchanter though disguis'd,  
Enter'd the very lime-twigs of his spells,  
And yet came off: if you have this about you  
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As I will give you when we go) you may  
Boldly assault the necromancers hall;  
Where if he be, with dauntless hardihood,  
And brandish't blade rush on him, break his glass,  
And shed the lushious liquor on the ground,  
But sease his wand, though he and his curst crew  
Feirce signe of battail make, and menace high,  
Or like the sons of Vulcan vomit smoak,  
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Yet will they soon retire, if he but shrink.  
Eld. Bro: Thyrsis lead on apace, Ile follow thee,  
And som good angel bear a sheild before us.  
The scene changes to a stately Palace, set out with all manner of  
deliciousness; Soft Musick, Tables spred with all dainties.  
Comus appears with his rabble, and the Lady set in an inchanted  
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