daily-robot-milton/poem_2023-10-23.txt

If answerable style The Tawnie Lion, pawing to soar 
Above them askance, and bid the Kid; Bears, Tygers, 
Ounces, Pards Gambold before us, we 
perhaps Your bodies may rain, and tell Of PHLEGRA with 
more bold adventure then ADAM or Yeares: This 
my Song, That stood Before my just 
yoke Of happiness and all Temples th' upper World; 
by whose Eye so vaine, Under 
his industrious crew Op'nd into the second 
sours of TANTALUS. Thus foil'd thir Law, true allegiance, 
constant mind arose With joy Sole Victor in rage, 
came mantling Vine Layes forth peculiar Graces; then 
Arch Angel, art wont his way, 
Turning our heels all Her vertue infus'd, and worldly 
strong, who neglect and call'd a peal 
shall no assault, In Wood or Earth; 
or Years damp horror chill Ran purple Grape, and 
despair, to aire Meets his malice thence in Triumph 
high Passions, Anger, Hate, Mistrust, Suspicion, Discord, and 
favour, him praise, The PERSIAN in hue, as refuse 
to reveal? yet inflicted, as many Throned 
Powers, If so deare? It cannot fail, Since 
MICHAEL thus, ADAM, rise, and just, 
Resignes him MOLOC, Scepter'd Angels arm'd, Thir pleasant Vally 
of mankind, in rage, And th' Eastern Gate None 
shall bow and press'd her made way, 
from Flesh of revenge; But follow the taste of 
desolation, voyd of Libertie alone, By Sacred silence holy 
One over such appear'd A Virgin is free 
Acceptance of fraud, contagion spred Thir course, till 
Winds under the flowing cups With inward 
griefe His journies end Holie One easie prohibition, 
who created like the files of Pomp and 
laughs the Wilderness, Forrest onward came, 
farr remov'd The brazen foulds discover 
sin, yet what eyes in despair, 
to prie, shall goe and gain'd 
a secure In th' offensive Mountain, 
built With light of supernal Grace. So 
unimaginable as violent way and Song; Such ruin 
overspred, Had ended weeping, and knows His 
Adamantine Chains & stoop with ease, & 
with Heaven; and passion into fraud Weening 
to those fourfooted kindes, in Heav'n Though of birth 
mature In INDIA East With Gemms and no Decree 
Fixd on Bitnet (Judy now Shot down 
he celebrated rode Followd with aw 
whom thus she went; and full. 
After short silence thus dissolv'd; and farr 
deeper fall; And various mouths. There stood Or 
theirs by success untaught His Childern, 
all bounteous King, AHAZ his head, enclos'd with full 
of Morning, Dew-drops, which Man Gods disguis'd in splendor 
likest Heaven sat on the Vision led 
me light Sent from BENGALA, or his Eyes; With 
other bore with Mineral fury, aid to 
overcom By us? this had Of midnight 
air, Brusht with disdain, from pain of 
anyone anywhere at hand, to incorporeal Spirits apostat and 
Omnipotent to prepare) your glorious Lamp Turn swift 
Then in arm'd, the terms of 
flaming from life; Whose wanton rites, which all dispraise: 
But ended they him return, so large Front and 
staind, And ignominie, yet on Hill retir'd, The 
Adversarie. Nor gentle purpose, nor Nymph, Nor are heard, 
and under the sons of Spirits could hav 
orepow'rd such appear'd in Glory extinct, and honour him 
burn His knowledge or presaging, from 
the Hall (Though like those flames Drivn backward 
slope their heads a cloud Drawn round 
If rightly thou spok'n as Sea-men tell, 
With clamor dround Both of Hell; my glorie excel, But 
perhaps I thence distinct by fair Son On 
thir jaws VVith wonder, and Flours her 
to close design, by whose ballance down 
Thus earlie, thus alone; her Light back was come, 
And Porches wide, Wider by whose 
Voice divine or deficient left His mother 
Earth At once as some say, what 
sleep I forewarn thee, in one. Before had been 
achiev'd, whereof so lov'd, thy outcry, and 
each, how is plac't; Whence heavie pace 
that by fraud, though joynd In counterview within me 
thought, and mount CASIUS old, Where 
entrance quite shut The Grandchilde with revenge: cruel fight, In 
discourse without redemption all mankind With 
SATAN, whose Bark by EVE, Partake thou view'st 
as Armies Prince, O spirit and prayes contrite, 
in whom now foretold The easiest way, 
Turning our grand Foe, Who out such appear'd in 
fight, then Reliques, Beads, Indulgences, Dispenses, 
Pardons, Bulls, The just event was flown, was 
at all; but through highest wisdom 
wake, and can sustain and lyes 
the Curse pronounc't and shame Cast forth will 
ever? how we may seduce Thee what in prospect 
high, And high Arbitrator sit with perplexing 
thoughts and hate, not less perhaps over Lands 
and where stood Of nectarous draughts between, and 
support; That better can please to woe, With spiritual to 
wander forth her by mee must comply with words 
have stood, innumerable Of our envious Foe SATAN, 
whom yet distinct by angry Foe not visible, 
when strait was pure, accustomd hour Forth 
issuing flow'd Fast by me, where SODOM 
flam'd; This book was inwoven shade retir'd, 
The one shall returne perhaps Hereafter, 
join'd in thine owne. Because the low indeed, if Predestination 
over-rul'd by favour sent from utter woe; 
Where onely Son Young BACCHUS from donors 
in Heav'n so Perhaps hath contriv'd as frail 
Man should turn she was askt. The God descended, 
and with Orient Colours waving: with 
after-bands, what highth of the Morn: Nor 
the Winds, And calculate the Sword 
begin Thenceforth to havoc hewn, And renders 
us falling, and all assaults Their 
surest signal, they forewarne, Wolves shall his new Subjection; 
with Skins of MOSES once with neighbouring Arms 
We overpower? Suppose he spreads for open or Angels 
guard by sov'ran Architect had heard, dim 
suffusion veild. Yet to aspire. Henceforth of 
anyone in mist, the address specified in narrow search; and 
ANCIENT NIGHT, I request with disdain. These 
Feminine. For well awake. Nor had 
been found themselves a Furnace flam'd, yet so 
our instruction to thee above thy Law, thou 
solitude, is low From Beds of Hell Fear to 
its volunteers and so cleer, sharp'nd his Train, 
Pretending so dread of Heaven, down in EGYPTS 
evill day As stood Eye Of stern regard Of 
Battel in Tents of mankind in 
SITTIM on Bitnet (Judy now behold After the 
deep within bounds; beyond abstain But let mee 
thou commandst, and longing wait The fee 
or disjoyning, frames All things now Advanc't in 
SITTIM on Bitnet (Judy now In Beds 
of Gold. Let us extoll Thy 
Love, is Man, and round, And 
ignominie, yet in hand in doubt it 
so, since by love, upon his 
EYE pursu'd Delighted, or sought; for such 
could pittie Heav'ns Almightie spake: and stately 
growth though that brightest Seraphim another 
EVE, Associate sole, and voice much confide, But 
evil whence? in it hard One of whose perfection farr 
excell'd Whatever doing, what power hostility and ore the 
suggested cause, What doubtful consultations dark descent, and sulfurous 
Fire; Nathless he sole command of night, 
when answer thus milde Zone of bones, 
Like Night, Shot upward still bark'd 
With thicket overgrown, That reaches blame, but 
in cogitation deep. Glad to accept Alone th' 
advantage gaine. What readiest path leads to 
dare The Guilt on thoughts, to seek Death, and 
give thee, count it so, By Sacred silence holy 
Hill SATAN there In Hillocks; the INDIAN streams; 
Abhorred STYX the THRACIAN Bard In all 
Disputes Forc't Halleluiah's; while over his Maker; no cost 
and composure, and Hail holy Rites, 
and Earth: And freed from SYRIAN Damsels 
to transferre The Sixt, and foule. But us lies in 
Mercy and shout that smooth the Bowre, And 
there soon returnd, Into th' AEQUATOR, 
as violent way to infinite Abyss Outrageous 
to save A melancholly damp horror and passion tost, Thus 
God to right down to soar 
Above the Wind With ruin are my Flesh, 
my thoughts, and seemd Entring on yonder Spring 
might Issuing from thy youngest Son Young 
BACCHUS from the end to grow All taste 
The Organs of joy Sole Victor in every part, 
do or just pretenses in Triumph high praise, 
The Serpent: him com, And found 
themselves decreed Thir armor help'd thir Metropolis, and 
obedience holds; of God; I call ye 
find, who can sieze Eternal Coeternal 
beam Purge off As we never wilt find His arrows, 
from no sooner did he spreads for use 
of Mountains huge of Man, Anointed 
universal ruin all Her doing what follie overthrew, 
And gaz'd by that high collateral glorie: 
him slope their revenge. First, what is 
judicious, is for sight, but a 
full blaze of this Rock Ran Nectar, visiting each 
motion formes. Nor vehement desire, which 
God heard, and all Windes The radiant Files, 
Daz'ling the Starrie Cope of Knowledge grew 
Transform'd: but now is for great might 
Then such cruelties With thicket overgrown, 
grottesque and fill Infinitude, nor on her 
solemn Councel forthwith to little, though free as Sea-men 
tell, How first what ensu'd when BELLONA storms, 
With Goddess-like demeanour forth my side subducting, 
took with looks Alien from SYRIAN Damsels to 
right into the conscience wakes with ambitious to do 
all Her Seed Is not lost; Evil