The Acrostic Paradise Lost by John Milton and Terrance Lindall

God send the Archangel Michael to Send
Adam and Eve from the Garden
Michael, the Archangel, soon drew nigh, by God’s leave,
As a man now clad in purple vest. To Adam and Eve:
“Now open thine eyes and I will reveal for thee to
See the effects original sin hathe wrought by virtue of that tree.”
“Forth I am come to remove both by Heav’ns high behest
And send thee from the Garden forth to leave thy nest,
To till the ground wher’st first taken by God’s Command,
Even from where you both so cared with tender hand.
“And here prepare thee for another Scene so sorry.
Now I show all Earth’s kingdom and thir brief glory.
Down to the end of time, wayward mankind’s story.
Many town and rural work before them saw they then,
And cities with lofty gates and towrs afar, great men too.
Now concours in arms. Fierce faces threatn’ng war,
Single or in Array in battle raged, under Satan’s star.
“Faith forgot and truth, one man except dutiful and brave.
Unrighteousness shall God punish and admonish.
The one just man named Noah will build an ark to save, and
Under Ark to shelter good things pure and right. Grave
Rain will fall in deluge day and night, and shall withall
Ensue to inundate the highest hills beneath the squall”
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