But first tyrant, who denies
to knoo regard,
Must be compelld by Signes and Judgements dire; [ 175 ]
to blood uns be turnd,
Frogs, Lice and Flies must all his Palace fill
itrusion, and fill all the land;
tel must of Rot and Murren die,
Botc all his flesh imboss, [ 180 ]
And all h haile,
rend tian Skie
And w rouls;
it devours not, , or Graine,
A darksom Cloud of Locusts swarming down [ 185 ]
Must eat, and on thing green:
Darkness must overshadow all his bounds,
Palpable darkness, and blot out three dayes;
Last stroke all t-born
Of Egypt must lie dead. ten wounds [ 190 ]
tamd at lengts
to let , and oft
ubborn , but still as Ice
More er till in his rage
Pursuing he Sea [ 195 ]
S ts pass
As on drie land betwo cal walls,
Ao stand
Divided, till hir shoar:
Suco will lend, [ 200 ]
t in his Angel, who shall goe
Before them in a Cloud, and Pillar of Fire,
By day a Cloud, by night a Pillar of Fire,
to guide thir journey, and remove
Be King pursues: [ 205 ]
All nig his approach
Darkness defends betill morning atch;
the Cloud
God looking fortrouble all
And craze t wheels: when by command [ 210 ]
Moses once more ent Rod extends
Over the Sea his Rod obeys;
On ttelld ranks turn,
And overw
Safe tohe shoar advance [ 215 ]
t, not t way,
Least entring on te allarmd
arr terrifie t, and feare
Return to Egypt, cher
Inglorious life ude; for life [ 220 ]
to noble and ignoble is more s
Untraind in Armes, w on.