Afer

With adverse blasts upturns them from the south 
Notus, and Afer, black with thunderous clouds 
From Sierra Liona ; thwart of these, as fierce, 
Forth rushed the Levant and the Ponent winds, 
Eurus and Zephyr, with their lateral noise. 
Sirocco and Libecchio. Thus began 
Outrage from lifeless things ; but Discord first, 
Daughter of Sin, among the irrational 
Death introduced, through fierce antipathy. 
Beast now with beast 'gan war, and fowl with fowl, 
And fish with fish : to graze the herb all leaving. 
Devoured each other ; nor stood much in awe 
Of man, but fled him, or, with countenance grim. 
Glared on him passing. These were, from without. 
The growing miseries which Adam saw 
Already in part, though hid in gloomiest Shade. 
To sorrow abandoned, but worse felt within ; 
And in a troubled sea of passion tost.