“Now Night her course began, and, over Heaven Inducing darkness, grateful truce imposed, And silence on the odious din of war; Under her cloudy covert both retired, Victor and vanquished. On the foughten field Michael and his Angels prevalent Encamping placed in guard their watches round, Cherubic waving fires: on the other part, Satan with his rebellious disappeared, Far in the dark dislodged, and, void of rest, His potentates to council called by night, And in the midst thus undismayed began: