the fall of lucifer.
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The undimmed lamp, which God and reason give
To guide his varied road, and teach to live!
Fierce waged the war, from heaven's highest gate—
Cast out the rebel angels, alas! their fate—
There shot one fiery meteor, from the sky,
Trembled, gleamed, then slowly paled and died.
'Twas daring Lucifer, the once fair star of morn,
That bow'd, and fell, before the awful storm!
To guide his varied road, and teach to live!
Fierce waged the war, from heaven's highest gate—
Cast out the rebel angels, alas! their fate—
There shot one fiery meteor, from the sky,
Trembled, gleamed, then slowly paled and died.
'Twas daring Lucifer, the once fair star of morn,
That bow'd, and fell, before the awful storm!
