Robo poem for 2022-03-20
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Sight more elevate, and shews the Fish within
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Orb, Incredible how he works knowledge and all assaults Their
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childrens cries unheard, that Dominion giv'n,
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th' infernal Serpent; he will he
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put off, the Ounce, The Waters calme, Artificer
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of loftiest Towrs, And Fruit that rape
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begot These then, nor suffer and press'd
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her ears Cannot without Firmament, Uncertain which, in
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despair, to generate Reptil with high
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Temple right declar'd Absolute rule; restraint
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broke the just rebuke, so wak'd
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her, when our ancient Greece; and pain Through
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all Causes import your behoof, if
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cause Left in this VVorld Of this
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pause Down right assume Mans mortal foe,
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By Judges first, who rather Mee and
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spoil and vengeance pour'd. Forthwith upright
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heart I pursue Vain glorious, and
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enthrall'd By Prayer th' approach Darkness
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must be. Let us known, who hold it: here
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Hatching vain to superior Love, but
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as Head Level'd his Father from utter
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darkness, thrice to dance to woe, All this
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happy though unseen, Shoots farr I deserv'd
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to shelter us? what our sole command, ere dim
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thine Of racking whirlwinds, or reflection gaines Of Truth,
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Wisdome, Sanctitude severe The Eye Of ABBANA and
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pardon beg, and taste The radiant forms Reduc'd
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thir mightiest rais'd Others with pride, And
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reverence none can receave. Great joy nor shade,
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and full. After thir use To
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one step he appeerd, or a secret
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top their Shrines, Abominations; and tore Hells Concave,
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and call'd By my cries unheard,
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that The fall From Heav'ns bound, unless Heav'ns
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high-seated top, th' advantage then conglob'd
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Like Quivers hung, and warbling flow, Melodious part, do
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or rather Death deliver ye find, who fell. Not of
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this your Legions close; with vain In Council
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sate, And every Plant, in Arms, in coate,
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Rough, or shame: Which two a signe
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whereof so faire. Round this florid Earth, for
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unjust, That comes That in Heav'n
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Rescu'd, had suffic'd, Not only shon
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Stars distant, but chief Thee and call'd
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MAN, about the welkin burns. Others on golden deeds,
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And TIRESIAS and RHEA'S Son Of his distance, in
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wisdom, and jarring sound Of dalliance with mee
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I call: for ever sung) to do
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I obey is derived from heav'ns
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highth Of Gods high up call'd Princes of mankind, By
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gift, my food, and beget Like Night, Seed
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at all; but when fatal course advance With
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Floods and pure; That we never till one
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disarm'd, Of Mans effeminate slackness it
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seem to bloom, but thy Song charms the
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Wall a dream, But strange thy will And CUSCO in
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PALESTINE, and Timbrels loud Ethereal Skie Sailes
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between worlds material mould, Of sorrow and slow,
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produc'd Like distant from us? who
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knows, Let this eBook, complying with Envy and
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smoak: Such proof, Hell-born, not offending, satisfi'd With rapid
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current, which to explore or sollid Rock
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Over the Lake thir fit head; piteous
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amends, unless Be gather'd beams, Now I
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presumptuous; and breach Disloyal breaks his prescript a Reed
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Stood like an ignominy and with violence,
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no, let EVE seduc't, but endu'd With
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grateful mind thee combin'd In dust, and Asphodel, And
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reverence I never to Winde. No ground The speediest
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of sorrow, doleful shades, where Champions could have;
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I Descend from OEALIA Crown'd With loudest
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vehemence: thither hast Th' Apostat in me remaines, VVhich
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onely right. Or unknown till one Celestial Quires,
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when he went, and knows His benediction so, since
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none I keep, by me, I else
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enjoy'd In Heav'n, with disdainful look summs all
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assaults Their great things, and make them whole,
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and long after, now exhal'd, and poure
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Abundance, fit strains pronounc't By mee Shall
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meet, The weight inclines Our doom; which
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follows dignity, might his Thunder: and sheer within
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those who since, Baptiz'd or standing fight, Unless
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th' unfaithful dead, who oft in Heav'n
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Ill fenc't for open Warr on thee round
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Earth felt Though not far blazing, as
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you, there take root, and place Accept your
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Dominion giv'n, th' AMERICAN to soar
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Above th' attempt MEDUSA with hideous fall Determind,
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and sudden to seek to execute their
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Creator, and eas'd the length faild
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in fight Unspeakable; for thou with circling Zone of
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promoting the Highest, and assume These then, nor idely
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mustring stood; One Kingdom, left besides Of fellowship I
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purchase deare side tempestuous fire, His odious offspring whom
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it without Song, URANIA, by absolute Decree
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Unchangeable, Eternal, thine anger saves To mortal Sin
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and heard, dim Eclips disastrous twilight sheds On
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heav'nly Ray United I am sent
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I this question askt of Hell, then human. Nor
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troubl'd Skie, and low, As stood
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Her self invisible Amidst his uprightness answer thus double-form'd,
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and ARGESTES loud misrule Of carnage, prey Of endless misery.
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But see and play In wo then; Th'
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Image of cordial Love To want, nor in
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cogitation deep. Glad Eevning milde, Retreated in Heavn, &
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each fountain side, ADAM, earths hallowd
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feet, and Heav'n or Faerie Elves, Whose snowie ridge
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direct, whence thither anon With deafning shout, return'd them
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rose The first beheld From all
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Mankind, Mother Tree, If any Defect you find Sufficient?
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who here Breathe forth her haire; Two of anyone anywhere
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at all; but that state, and Director gbnewby@pglaf.org See
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golden hue Appeerd, with Hell sate Idol of eternal
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Warr unproclam'd. The Poles of monstrous size, TITANIAN,
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or DRYAD, or Wilderness, To teach
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us through experience of words offend
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Our labour then bursting forth among the Project Gutenberg
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is his, or might serve th'
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Angel militant Of Death, or PGLAF), owns a
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Platan, yet when BELLONA storms, With darkness, deep
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Consider'd every and gigantic deeds. Then that strife which op'ning
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bud, and distributed to invade Heav'n, with
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their Names Of Jasper, or aught propos'd And
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courage never from their temper; which their lot
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Anough is no excuse. Yet ever
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shut, And uncouth way, nor idely
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mustring stood; how glorious once thir sex not fight.
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So cheard he makes guiltie all Natures works knowledge
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within his Associate; hee Whom reason hath don
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her numbers full, but by curse
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let us naked Majestie Divine, enclos'd
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In vain, though th' event, That ye Sons
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Call EL DORADO: but endevord with hideous length:
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before it then prosperity Could once as thou O
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Supream In Battel now have anointed, whom mutual slaughter bent.
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Forthwith (behold the rest shall his branching
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Palme, each inward Powers, If true, they haste
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and Pickaxe arm'd That lie bestrowne unsightly
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and Earth, how thir umbrage broad,
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since into Glorie and plac'd Within
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me for that shall heave the fear What feign'd Or
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other Starrs Numberless, as farr then on NORWEGIAN
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hills, to front to my redeemd Shall live by
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Night freed from the race of Death; ye submit
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or POMONA, thus led? Till on NORWEGIAN hills,
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to execute fierce desire, In billows, leave
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Thy disobedience. Well manag'd; of Glorie then, Then
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let us here lights His ZENITH, while he receaves The
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King Ride on me, of sleep secure; his
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rebellious crew? Armie against thee, and complain that
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uxorious King, though Spirits Elect above Should intermitted
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vengeance wing'd from one Who to Winde.
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Is as Night Related, and bid her then, Then Crown'd
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With wondrous he sees, while thus displaid. Assembl'd Angels,
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can grow mature Of Wiles, More
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wise, Or not slip th' excess of God; I encrease
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Or bere th' AEQUATOR, as him no ill, Misgave
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him; if within Orb, the deep thoughts; & when time
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and easiest climbes, or hypertext form. As stood
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Of Spirits may participate, and Gold; and bear, Our
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maker, or have presum'd, An Earthlie Guest, walks
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To journie through experience taught your
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Eyes to pervert that celestial Sign Portentous
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held thee; but in despair, to Godhead; which with
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fairest Fruit, which ready stands to do I
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see and stedfast hate: At Loopholes cut sheere, nor
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was safe, And gathers heap, and joy
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in narrow room Natures whole included with
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me call, But in bright consummate floure Spirits immortal
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Elements In GOLGOTHA him on dry
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Land appeer. Immediately a Towr; his numbers that were driven,
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The radiant Sun guilds with extended long See Father,
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and smiles, when they fell! There they
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obey, worthiest to soar Above the highest Heav'n;
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and Insect or smooth the bottom turn'd On duty,
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sleeping found me slumbring, or exhorting glorious Apparition,
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had filld the shrill Matin Song charms
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the dust thou then bursting forth Infinite
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goodness, grace Attends thee, ingrate In motion
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of Hell, and still that measures Day and Beast
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now upbraided, as nam'd them, when contrary to avail though
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but first lighted, soon turns the loss how dear,
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and longing wait The mind no end without Firmament,
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Uncertain which, in part sheep-walks and
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taught his Angels; to dare The coming to
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me already vain desire, these growing
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burden. Mean while thy Fathers sight. But
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I nearer drew on, Image of sorrow, doleful shades, where
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hee First found Already known thy aspiring
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to rowle in endless miserie And dying to all; with
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thine Of GABRIEL spake. Why should find Sufficient?
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who knew him
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