, and shamd his orshipers:
Dagon er, upward Man
And downward Fis emple high
Reard in Azotus, dreaded t
Of Palestine, in Gath and Ascalon [ 465 ]
And Accaron and Gazas frontier bounds.
ful Seat
as fair Damascus, on til Banks
Of Abbana and Preams.
the house of God was bold: [ 470 ]
A Leper once and gaind a King,
Atish Conquerour, whom he drew
Gods Altar to disparage and displace
For one of Syrian mode, wo burn
he Gods [ 475 ]
. After these appeard
A crew who under Names of old Renown,
Osiris, Isis, Orus and train
itrous shapes and sorceries abusd
Fanatic Egypt and s, to seek [ 480 ]
tish forms
Rathen human. Nor did Israel scape
tion whir borrowd Gold composd
the Rebel King
Doubld t sin in Bethel and in Dan, [ 485 ]
Likning o the Grazed Ox,
Je when he passd
From Egypt marcroke
Bot born and all ing Gods.
Belial came last, t more lewd [ 490 ]
Fell not from o love
Vice for it self: to emple stood
Or Altar smoakd; yet hen hee
In temples and at Altars, w
turns At, as did Elys Sons, who filld [ 495 ]
it and violence the house of God.
In Courts and Palaces he also Reigns
And in luxurious Cities, whe noyse
Of riot ascends above tiest towrs,
And injury and outrage: And w [ 500 ]
Darkens treets, the Sons
Of Belial, floh insolence and wine.