Th'ascending pile Stood fixt her stately highth, and strait the dores Op'ning thir brazen foulds discover wide Within, her ample spaces, o're the smooth [725] And level pavement: from the arched roof Pendant by suttle Magic many a row Of Starry Lamps and blazing Cressets fed With Naphtha and Asphaltus yeilded light As from a sky.
庞大的建筑物高高地屹立着，俄顷之间，青铜的门扇洞开，里面广大的空间清晰可见，地面是光泽平滑的砌石；穹形的屋顶上挂着一排排奇妙的灯盏，闪耀如星星，点着石脑油和沥青油的篝灯，亮堂堂的如同是从天上放出来的光明。