daily-robot-milton/poem_2021-10-07.txt

The Throne For dignity compos'd The Calf 
in Men To loathsom grave Aspect 
he dwells not substance, gently rais'd To mee his 
desire To heal the baser fire had 
much to soar Above th' approach of God 
omnipotent, for whom; For know, and 
ANGOLA fardest verge, and press'd her plaint. 
Fall'n Cherube, and food alike destroyes 
In other then Hell: Better abode, those flames Casts 
pale and regain the Fact Is open? or 
heav'd his visual ray To objects 
distant farr, That run Potable Gold, erect and 
Grace, thou Deep, and ILIUM, on Thrones; Though 
last led in hell Precedence, none, whose rich CATHAIAN 
Coast. The doubts that livd, Attendant on Silver wand. 
He ended; when BELLONA storms, With long to 
dewy Eve, A Dove sent I assume, 
And yet who not lost; Evil to tell His 
bright or custome, and what power of 
Hell, And stumbl'd many, who without thir eyes 
more fierce, From Hell trembl'd at all; but 
all bounteous King, and Bowrs, VVith 
wonder, fall'n From out His Nostril wide bounds; beyond 
abstain But that watchd, hee oft they on the fierce 
vengeance and smoak: Such was turnd, but sat on 
Thy choice Here or therein Man 
Extracted; for Heav'n Grateful digressions, and breake Thy miscreated 
Front thus calld The thronging Helms Appear'd, 
and held Gods, since his Herarchie, the 
Name I reign is a copy and 
joy Congratulant approach'd him, life ambrosial Night To thee 
hither EVE, easily destroy'd, and all a wonder strange! 
Of washing them and Thrones and pardon beg, and 
blame lights on Bitnet (Judy now prov'd false. But 
wherfore all thir vast of Battel 
rest; so thou blam'st me shalt give 
due Giv'n me most, and tends to soar 
Above them draind, Exhausted, spiritless, afflicted, 
fall'n. Yet live as mire: for 
grace Invites; for that deign'd To attaine 
The Eevning coole Winds, And me down 
in PALESTINE, and infirmer Sex assume, 
or Sea, Nor stood behind, Whose Eye To 
claim My earthly notion can do aught, 
which follows dignity, might dilated stood, That Glorie 
to thine anger wouldst thy abundance wants Partakers, 
and surpriz'd. As Clouds, Conspicuous farr, whereby 
he convey up rose as AMAZONIAN Targe, And guided 
down as inclination or MAROCCO, or Intuitive; discourse unblam'd: I 
keep, by fight, yet the spicie Forrest huge of 
vernal bloom, or seeming pure, conformitie divine. 
Those Leaves that formd them to my complaint; 
but chief were large, Though sleeping, where it 
possible to side tempestuous fire, His words applause was 
with sacred Song, That equal all, Greatness 
of Nature here condemn'd For one slight bound Within unseen. 
Farr heavier on bliss, Exempt from hence depart, and Stone 
Of woe in Circles as Princes, Potentates, Warriers, 
the brimming stream; fierce desire, In 
at Altars, when most To ask, nor 
to soar Above all Her Nurserie; they part 
in himself lamented loud Their surest signal, they 
prescrib'd, to cherish Our Limbs benumm'd, 
ere well suite with hideous length: 
before them threw me thus, To 
argue in fierce He nam'd. Thus I that 
boast not: for death mature: Peace 
is lost. From Father full terms imposed 
by fraud, though bold, Far otherwise th' excess of 
place: Now wav'd As yet our Primitive great charge with 
sparkling blaz'd, his rising Birth Innumerous living God, whom th' 
Ethereal Skie with Envy and shame obnoxious, and torne With 
Dart Strange alteration! Sin and Wisdom gain'd From 
what higher Would Thunder didst accept as in its 
original darkness bound. Thir nimble feet On 
she preferr'd Before all her kind; 
Whose fellowship I thence conceiving & these Elements 
In whom now fli'st thou? whom to enshrine 
his Crest, and colours mixt: On Hills 
were form'd, Save he so with public peace, and 
Hell and Intercessor none would but in Arms, in 
Heav'n till SATAN, now seen least 
had filld the gather'd beams, and extinguish life so cleere, 
not Victory is dispenc't, and with 
neighbouring Hills Lookd round, That Death denounc't, whatever thing 
that I follow'd RIMMON, whose stol'n 
Fruit The trouble raise: Hast thou 
shad'st The Monarch, and went Obsequious, 
Heav'n Towrs, And surging waves, as wide With 
monstrous size, TITANIAN, or Kid, that Tree now 
into sevenfold rage Can end the 
ambient light. First lighted from night, Scorning surprize. Or 
touch with me downe By me, the 
Mine. Mean while discourse they rise into 
the signe Of day-spring, and laughs the Victor and 
infinite in Hell, a fairer person lost lay 
by, and gigantic deeds. Then feed on bliss, 
while thou desir'st, And Spirits arm'd That 
Mountain Pines, And know not fear'd; should enthrall themselves: 
I that sight; but he made, and humane; A hideous 
length: before the Builders; each milder thought. High 
commanding, now To punish endless? wherefore let dry 
Land He ended foul and Timbrels loud and fully 
satisfied, and ignorant, His head and Brake, 
or inspir'd With violence fear'd aught; And 
happie nuptial Sanctitie of honour, due Confess him indeed Divine, 
That Structure high, now Stream, and formless 
infinite. Thee SION also thy beauty 
adornd. My Bowels, their liveliest pledge Of Pioners with 
revenge: cruel fight, In strictest watch; these Elements In 
Femal Bee Sits Arbitress, and all assaults Their surest 
signal, they choose Arm'd with purpose to return 
From darkness visible Diurnal Spheare; Till thou 
beest he; But follow me, the gracious 
signs of Pomp and dangers, heard The suburb of pure 
of Brute, Whose image of monstrous size, TITANIAN, or Refund" 
described in embraces forcible and shame him out and bid 
the surer barr His Cattel pastur'd late, now for flight, 
and all enflam'd first whom no 
corner leave ye will hear, Light Exhaling 
first the Judgement, whether our new 
World; by decision more To Idols 
through mid Heav'n, Since higher in peace. 
Can make a copyright research on, Chaumping his 
bad Angels watching round? Here Pilgrims roam, 
that shall with vain plumb down he bid 
his pride Soon recollecting, with infinite Abyss Heard farr 
som Magazin to soar Above all Hell within 30 
days Numberd, though in VALDARNO, to extoll His peace, 
denouncing wrauth to shelter us? what well 
understood Of Godhead, gave to tell thee concentring 
all resistance lost, not safe. Assemble thou admit for 
I obey But first approach or with desire, In wise 
In humid Bow, When time this universal 
hubbub wilde Abyss Wide over moist and dearer half, 
The hand the exclusion from God Was I therefore 
also of gayest plume sprinkl'd with Gold. Not long after 
some thing no place. But that 
brightest Seraphim Approach not, who bore 
with brazen foulds discover wide transpicuous aire, 
To me SIN, and wonderful Of refuge, 
and all assaults Their surest signal, they also is 
become my sudden blaze Far off 
From mortal tast Brought forth pernicious highth. 
The hands innumerable scarce perform Nigh on 
himself from thee created, that steep to his Friends, why 
delayes His fall'n Beneath him brought him 
MOLOC, Scepter'd Angels plac'd) Thir guilt the earth a 
Lake, a Heav'n claming second time this day? why 
come call'd him with wings Wide Anarchie of lost All 
amaz'd unwarie brest Of flight with 
Femal Bee Sits Arbitress, and bid cry With 
stench and derides; Not just, That might induce us 
who loves, and huge; in PALESTINE, 
and thee. Is this ill have misst, and laughs the 
uncolourd skie, Or come sole Dominion exercise Wrath 
without complying with Starrs. And summons call'd RAPHAEL, the 
Hierarchies Intends to debate What call'st Me miserable! which 
God Rais'd impious War in half enclose him 
out of Jasper shon Filial obedience: So on 
Thy praise Rather how chang'd to 
parch that strife can doe, But 
fall'n such I Sing Heav'nly love of light At 
Joust and press'd her Judge without end. 
To want, and Femal Sex, and Fowle, 
Ev'ning from Eternitie, appli'd To such united 
force of light, ofspring would suspicious mark, 
As Man (since he nor staid, till 
Noon: For God want Cornice or unenforceability of Heav'n so 
refus'd might have name. But fate inevitable Subdues us, 
and wrought In circuit, undetermind square or have 
marr'd What justly gives me exercise us falling, 
and all infect, And silence thus expell'd 
to shew more? Our stronger, some Purlieu two equal'd 
the Garden of monstrous size, TITANIAN, or 
Death, or refund in opinion stand In our plots 
and taste; But know no nourishment exhale From 
many deeds What next of monstrous size, TITANIAN, or toy 
Of this or detach or TREBISOND, Or bere th' Earth 
Main Promontories flung, which instructs us in Bondage, 
nor less hideous ruine and levie cruel expectation. Yet 
Chains and INDUS: thus forlorne Though threatning, grew 
in Bondage, nor love, so stears 
his attractive Grace, Which uttering thus 
and nobler sights of monstrous Serpent to execute 
fierce contention brought me on, MAMMON, the deep as 
again dissolve Allegeance to either end 
with contrition in Saphir Throne, inlaid with song 
was walkt Frequent; and Peace of such Vertue 
in PALESTINE, and therein or depth, still 
paying, still compassing the Heart they