Or, like the thief of fire from heaven,[[260]](#5197225498158184052_21811-h-18.htm.html#Footnote_260)
Wilt thou withstand the shock?
And share with him, the unforgiven,
His vulture and his rock!
Foredoomed by God—by man accurst,[[iu]](#5197225498158184052_21811-h-18.htm.html#Footnote_iu)
And that last act, though not thy worst,
The very Fiend's arch mock;[[261]](#5197225498158184052_21811-h-18.htm.html#Footnote_261)
He in his fall preserved his pride,
And, if a mortal, had as proudly died![[iv]](#5197225498158184052_21811-h-18.htm.html#Footnote_iv)
[[262]](#5197225498158184052_21811-h-18.htm.html#Footnote_262)
