As from that centre to th’ ethereal world.
Let him who tempts me dread those dire abodes;
And know th’ Almighty is the God of gods.
League all your forces then, ye powr’s above,
Join all, and try th’ omnipotence of Jove:
Let down our golden everlasting chain,
Whose strong embrace holds Heav’n, and Earth, and Main:
Strive all, of mortal and immortal birth,
To drag, by this, the Thunderer down to earth:
Ye strive in vain! If I but stretch this hand,