daily-robot-milton/poem_2021-03-20.txt

If this gloom; the safe retreat Beyond th' event. 
And reck'n'st thou O Hell! what strength, And to soar 
Above his Grave Spoild Principalities the multitude Admiring 
enter'd, and sweet-smelling Herbs Espoused EVE separate, circling 
fire, He trusted to raise Magnificence; and 
Torneament; then Gods Endowd with crescent Horns; To 
him, mee onely disagree Of knowledg, nor 
EVE Address'd his foe. Space that strife 
Was set, and held thir load, Rocks, 
Caves, Lakes, Fens, Bogs, Dens, and 
Field To mortal eare shall he wonns In 
dubious Battel rang'd in despair, to glorifie 
thy Spheare Of brazen Dungeon, armd To mortal wound 
And colours mixt, Dissolvd on som Caves Of 
OREB, or level pavement: from God only, shee 
with Envy and pain up or modern Fame, 
And Devils to themselves of mankind, 
By a fact of HINNOM, TOPHET thence many as 
nam'd BEELZEBUB. To vice industrious, but desiring more we 
stand, Whether by despair: His lustre visibly appeerd, 
Love consists not; I find. Yet to accord) 
Man by turns the brow of 
GREECE to sleep Oppress'd them, up here 
below Philosophers in body, and Goats, they were 
sweet. But in overmuch to execute their stately 
tread, or combin'd. Fraile is become, Not long time 
Become our Union or intermission none henceforth 
most would soon and rais'd They light 
OREAD or who can never from SYRIAN 
Damsels to greatest part incentive reed 
Provide, pernicious highth. 1.E.7. Do thou fli'st, of 
Pomp and indecent overthrow and tell Of 
tenfold Adamant, his stubborn patience as 
this Maine from ESAU fled The 
fall Hee ended, and shame that I thence 
Perpetual smil'd Celestial, and infus'd Bad influence 
Of Hierarchies, of Sulphur. Thither let me thir waste, 
o're the rest High overarch't imbowr; or downe 
By some misfortune brings them in despair, to 
delight hath equald, force impossible, by 
Cubit, length, & wreathd His Generation, and 
unrighteous deeds, Thy making, or cause he spake. 
Deliverer from thenceforth Endu'd with ambitious aim 
Against us bend that mortal combat or thee, 
Death menac't would loose, expell'd to visit men 
they must end? Can sort, So down Wide Anarchie 
of Spirits is undefil'd and extoll 
Thy mortal eare of Man Restore 
us, and taile, Scorpion and therein 
plant eyes, that warning voice, and plac't A stream 
of God; I seek Our Maker bids increase, who enquire 
His Brother; studious thoughts more thy 
Rebellion? how wearisom Eternity so easie think superfluous begin 
to enrage thee Good lost happiness thou sit in Hell, 
or conceald, Then from the Mariner From Mans 
First found desolate; for Heav'n, And 
to do they may, accept Alone th' event 
In secret, riding through experience of 
joy with almost immense, and show The others count'nance 
seemd now Shot after showers, Nor glistering, may 
seduce Thee satiate, and Justice with Radiance crown'd 
Of sacred name To keep His Loyaltie 
he pass'd At last To luxurie and 
dangers, heard We ours to impose: He 
markd and all Miracles, As far renown'd, Th' untractable 
Abysse, plung'd in Section 3. Information about the 
op'ning bud, and mee deserves No sooner for Deities: Then 
who if on AEGYPT with vain and blest voices, uttering 
thus contest; Stand firm, for flight, Mangl'd with Starr's 
Numerous, and years, then bursting forth 
peculiar grace diffus'd, so perfet, and shame hee 
soon prove no middle Spirits hold 
thir second EVE, who fell. Not by Families and 
Virgin seed, By what burden ease The 
affable Arch-angel, had I no account. Tomorrow ere Dayes 
mid-course, and Song; Such grace in 
whom now meetst the fiercest Spirit That led 
th' Almightie's aide, I drag thee wicked, and 
Balme; A triple-mounted row of sorrow, doleful shades, 
where Thou at need; And cloudie in ADAMS 
eye. Not only hee; But mark what ere then breath 
in Heav'n the Gates Pourd out To human consort; 
they bow, of JOVE, BRIARIOS or SERAPIS thir 
awe About his dire event, when wee, To 
magnifie his head, but a name, Antagonist of weight, 
till The Ark Maim'd his Eyes That ye Saints, 
He made all a wondrous fair; thy 
being; Dream not offending, satisfi'd With shuddring horror 
seise thee, Natures know'st, and listning 
to touch. Immediate in quaternion run through their side 
That comes a round the twelve Sons 
of MEMPHIAN Chivalrie, VVhile with adverse power Now less 
need from the more shall tell? before 
us, and wine. Witness the Project Gutenberg Literary 
Archive Foundation (and what had said, 
he enlarg'd Even to submit or Faerie 
Elves, Whose progenie you have fled The Kingdoms 
of solid might resist our Laws, all be cure 
or fills and sweet smelling sweet: and 
call'd In GOLGOTHA him praise, who then Our purer essence 
then clad with blood Of flight Through the 
Books of ye seek No gross, no more. With 
gentle wafting to rase Som Capital Of this 
windie Sea flow'd Of CERES all assaults Their 
Seats long Lie vanquisht; thou beest 
he; But mortal passage hence, for 
you discover wide may be interpreted to comply 
with surpassing Glory sat, with Air, To question thy folly, 
and Eyes That shook his Angels; and shame Among 
unequals what highth of Time counts not, and 
indecent overthrow and superiour Fiend repli'd not, Whereon a 
Project Gutenberg is low From yonder Sea, 
now direct my self repos'd Under whose 
vertue appeers For thou fli'st, of pure 
Amber, and still longer pause assenting, thus cropt, 
Forbidd'n here, nor those two brazen Dungeon, armd 
in Front Of them he promis'd 
hee, but he fram'd. From large for yee five 
watchful Senses represent, She disappeerd, Far round About 
them he make a Bow and ILIUM, on 
golden Scales, yet lives, and gates of 
Life. Nor hee To have their fears. Then 
this subject not; I told thee unblam'd? since perhaps 
Not distant to seek. Therefore thy advise him soon 
fill, Lodg'd in her popular vote Inclines, here 
Will ye flow, Melodious part, from SYRIAN ground, for 
the Heathen World. Say, Muse, that seem At 
Eev'n, And him surer barr His Eye 
witnesses of monstrous sight Had ended; and willing feet The 
Palace of old, Where honour thou 
my scornful eye Glar'd lightning, and flaming Sword, 
Satans dire hiss for the fluid Aire: So 
much the dire change Varie to accept Alone 
the crisped Brooks, Rowling on himself, fearless in shape, So 
standing, moving, to naught, Or of Lamb 
or Adulterie, where thy restraint: what delight 
till her thoughts present, past, if what heart enclos'd, Pattern 
of UTHERS Son On this goodly prospect wide 
womb was absent, and glad impress'd his restless 
thoughts, and deform: on thy reasoning 
I obey But not lost; the slumber, 
on Orient Colours waving: with that 
Crystalline Sphear whose portion set his woe. 
Yet to all; needs be blinded more, it 
brings forth, and call'd up rose As is 
judicious, is my adventrous Bands With blackest Insurrection, 
to roar, All Intellect, all Through labour will 
leave unspi'd; A Forrest wilde, That in 
Glory extinct, and luxurie. Th' Assessor of 
light, Besides what force as they. 
About them all, Nature multiplies Her 
loss, and all approach of man seek or falling, 
had persisted happie, and roseat Dews dispos'd by Fate 
and Mine, Assaulting; others Faith sincere, Thus with 
frizl'd hair Shakes Pestilence and poure Abundance, fit 
Mate, Both her hath past through fierce intent ITHURIEL 
and wide: in doubt. Lives ther 
who for ill in Heav'n such I abroad Through 
Heav'n Consum'd with hideous ruine and wiles. Shall breath 
Of hard contents, and AFER black tartareous 
cold the easie yoke Of nuptial Sanctitie of anyone anywhere 
at that posteritie must follow, to submit or Topaz, 
to rack, disturbd and Brake, or Faerie Elves, Whose 
Bed is large. So started back, Remembring mercie, 
and would come To mortal men, 
Sad resolution and with difficulty or you saw without guide, 
half lost, how repair, How provident 
he resolv'd With loss of sorrow, black Clouds 
began this habitable, which thus spake. Why stand 
By me here lights His Legions, 
whose lowly down his steep flight and grateful mind And 
straight I lowly creep; Witness this place; Imploi'd 
it nightly as Sea-men tell, Tell, if true! 
yet all mankind under the Year Seasons return, but 
a spark Lights High commanding, now dreadful to 
create, and shame in Heav'n upright beams That shed 
down he Reigns: next Mate, Both Battels feign'd; the 
Tree, If once as you I tend. All 
human sense: Henceforth I will weild These 
Elements, these magnific Titles yet residing, Bred of punishment, Eternal 
Splendors flung For one great Author of 
Hell, And various style Nor sinn'd thy use, 
For know, Forbids us further way 
Tore through experience taught to Heav'n: Under her 
hidden lustre, Gemms and all Her watrie throng, And 
ACCARON and circling thy looks Down drop'd, and Shield, 
half enclose him perplext, where Thou And the Womb 
as one enmitie between us try what 
paine Infeebl'd me, though his wayes of 
wrauth Burnt after him, that when that grew, Sat on 
all, Greatness of liquid fire; If guiltless?