Beyond this flood a frozen Continent Lies dark and wilde, beat with perpetual storms Of Whirlwind and dire Hail, which on firm land Thaws not, but gathers heap, and ruin seems [590] Of ancient pile; all else deep snow and ice, A gulf profound as that Serbonian Bog Betwixt Damiata and Mount Casius old, Where Armies whole have sunk: the parching Air Burns frore, and cold performs th'effect of Fire.
V2：从此他们比以前安心了，被这个缥缈的希望所鼓舞，大天使们纷纷散去，各自分途，心中闷闷，何所追求何所向，感到纷乱迷惑，各自去找一个最喜爱的地方来休息，使不安的思想有个着落，消遣这苦闷时光，直等到他们伟大将领的回来。