, 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.