Robo poem for 2024-01-08
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There in narrow frith He who appeer'd
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From large Lay waving to soar Above all prodigious things,
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and joy encreas'd. Long under ground be perhaps
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The Author unsuspect, Friendly to tell how,
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if he beholds, Thus high Walls Of
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Goats or Earth Shall in writing (or are
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numberless, And higher foe. Space that
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I feel His Spear, to direct the pair That
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curld MEGAERA: greedily they ran, they may,
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Yet one day the Sin-born Monster
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moving speech, Turnd him sole proprietie, In some small
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Accomplishing great Son foreseeing spake. Why should compel them
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prostrate fall Free leave them several place Is
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not need walk, you find Truce to wrack,
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with one just right, a dark Globe farr to
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soar Above th' AEQUATOR, as hard thou in
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this dies, death releast Some days; how
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such resemblance of Hell, or possess A
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growing Empire; doubtless; while Waiting revenge: cruel expectation. Yet not
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free, and betraid Him the happier state Here swallow'd
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up with perplexing thoughts disturbd the suggested cause,
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and chuse for death Is not her looks, to
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that strife Among the toyl of Victorie and obey But
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first Hell had need Refreshment, whether our motions and
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all kindes (Though like which grew On
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LEMNOS th' Artick Sky, and fair tendance gladlier
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shall his graspe What though pure blood of chaines,
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Proud limitarie Cherube, to men of their Names in
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Hell: Better to pass disguis'd; They
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Limb themselves, and Habits with pride, and
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passion dimm'd his wide In favour
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sent from the Starr the spirit and Timbrels loud Their
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living Soule: And finde peace And drink
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the calmest life: But in might; The speediest of
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this Universe, and call'd so keene. About him. But
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think thou solitude, is undefil'd and
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Clouds Fuming from succour farr. So fair World,
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resplendent locks inwreath'd with their great Creatour?
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But evil thence united force of Hell within
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them by Decree Unchangeable, Eternal, which follows dignity, might
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have begot These paths and strange: Two dayes,
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they innocent, and gates of Sulphur.
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Thither his fear: of Pomp and through experience taught
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the fringed Bank damaskt with joy bereft.
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O alienate from mercy shewn On ADAM now his Potent
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Victor and sad exclusion from amidst the Streets of
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Pomp and with transcendent brightnes didst obey is my
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self; which thus consulting, thus much remit
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His triple-colour'd Bow, When to impart
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Things above Should be, all these
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mute all assaults Their Altars by Judy Boss eng003@zeus.unomaha.edu
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on him MOLOC, Scepter'd Angels Food, and all assaults Their
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childrens cries unheard, that Tree yeilding Seed,
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In shape Divine, And o're the Starrs among)
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Fell not nice Art Pontifical, a farr
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worse, in Heavn, & glad as
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day I travel this agreement. There in FRANCISCAN think thee
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informd With Jubilie advanc'd; and Apathie,
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and call'd His chief the future things now
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scatterd sedge Afloat, when sleep dissent? new
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utterance flow. If you received written left, and die,
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And short blush of nitrous Powder, laid Numbers
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that success may least of Fools, to spite us live:
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Nor where danger shun'd By attributing overmuch to such
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force of pain; This to usurp Beyond compare
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the earth a tuft of Battel
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on such joy nor example good, And famish him
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pleases best, Wherever thus cropt, Forbidd'n here, as far
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remov'd where rashness leads up Hill SATAN turning boldly,
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thus. Ye Powers as that state, and rejoycing
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in PALESTINE, and shame to mix Tastes, not
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worst, If rightly call'd, the more, for
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sight, With pittie thus farr, whose
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fault? Whose taste, till at gaze the fervid Raies,
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a stranger, who first were at
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Eevn, Unsuckt of Light issues forth, th'
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imbattelld Seraphim confus'd, at Eevn, Unsuckt of evils; of mankind,
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By Numbers that a line thir
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hearts, not slow, Yet willingly thou not
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Excellence: the night under a crew, but
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down alone Seemd in Heav'n his Compass
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to set From their Names then let
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us Heav'n, this text should fear, hath rebelld
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Against th' unwieldy Elephant To blackest Insurrection, to
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transferre The weight of rage let
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those proud Stayes not with vain attempt. Him the
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choice and Song; Such Pleasure took That Shepherd,
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who not Realms of a Rib,
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with these delights Will keep her haire;
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Two of Heaven, Where Joy entire. Then Both of friends,
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I know, and as equal all, on
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Man in Heav'n rejoic'd, and Creeping things, Abominable,
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inutterable, and all Temples th' offended taste is Man, Internal
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Man, SATAN pass'd, and between spun
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out th' Earth Though, in wanton
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passions in DAN, Lik'ning his solace and
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both joy Tenderly wept, much the Bullion dross:
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A Forrest wilde, and willing feet
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submissive Charms Smil'd with freedom both
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Grip't in narrow room Natures Womb, that rape begot
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These Royalties, and faire Kine From what ere now
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Of Mans voice, which to perfet formes, Limb'd and
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tumults vain, Matter unform'd and call'd that live
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savage, in one, Now less and wide His count'nance too
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unequal work can fly By Destinie, and rash, whereat
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I soon Saw within the general
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Names Of Golden Altar fum'd, By Judges
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first, Though temper'd heav'nly, for who first
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that arise Like cumbrous Elements, Earth, another EVE, whose guile
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What e're God by whose conspicuous count'nance, without was
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Law I taught the Sons Came summond
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over her popular vote Inclines, here needs remove The
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trouble brought, wher found, fast sleeping found as
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ten fold More plenty then marshal'd Feast and
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aspiring to come. In with vast Abyss Heard farr
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Then in scorn. Think not, Necessitie
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and as great deliverance what resolution from SYRIAN
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ground, for who ask Chose freely with Gold. Let
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us unforeseen, unthought of, know The grosser feeds
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the power Or Spirit perhaps thus began.
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Whence in Arms, In discourse without Cloud, or such
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another World, thy Divine his flight Of pleasure,
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but favor, grace, The good prov'd
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certain revolutions all being, Discursive, or weakest prove tempestuous:
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To wing Came the Vision led her bestial
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Gods; aspiring To lessen thee, shun the Coast light-armed
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scoure, Each with me thy beleefe, If
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chance the bitterness of Drums and Purple, azure and
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ILIUM, on Sea Monster, upward Man alive; by
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knowing ill, or Sun-light, spread thir
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desire, these Garden was, whose portion set them
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stood armd To highth Of missive ruin; part Rose and
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sigh'd From thir utmost end without paying
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copyright laws in man will reigne; As
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we may only shon Filial obedience: So eagerly
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the Wilderness, To happier daies. Fall'n Cherube,
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to their native home. What day Wav'd round
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Shadow from the Desert and as all th'
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AEGAEAN Ile: thus adornd, Which must contend, said
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is excelld by Faith, till that destruction laid Gnashing
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for Speech Wanted not Realms of uncreated night,
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when to scorne The Universal PAN Knit with me
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loath to others, and passion not, sovran
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vital Lamp; but ill, for thou Son here stand
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on Bitnet (Judy now his kinde; And leave unspi'd;
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A nice Art Pontifical, a frozen loyns, to discover
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wide His holy rapture wanted they
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heard within me, the birth mature Of hideous Peal:
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yet, when strait the Hall (Though like
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To wait The Womans domestic honour and full. After thir
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study of CATHAIAN Coast. The sourse and paine.
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Far round Shadow from Truth and frozen Continent Lies
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dark threshold to dare The vertue spent
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of thee, foretold The waters fill; And me
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Man, SATAN pass'd, and Plagues of som
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relief of things shall high above her
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starrie flock, allur'd The place conformd In his
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loines and fro convolv'd; so foule Ingendring with words
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with almost no thought, and Power, And bring
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obedience could befall In mystic Dance not destroy,
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or ADAMS: Round from the pure blood Of
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hazard all these fair EVE, who Reigns, and soft'n stonie
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hearts Love accurst, Forsak'n of Morn. Now when
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time see Pleasures about her numbers absolute,
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And sunk Under his graspe What call'st Me
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from men Unseen, both Grip't in
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dust is all assaults Their Seats long
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process of Hell, or flie pain,
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Millions of anyone in Heav'n. What
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miserie And love refines The starrie Spheare A
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triple-mounted row of Hell, And high titles, and all things;
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and punishment, False fugitive, and gates of Regal
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State Mine eare to enlighten th' AEGAEAN Ile: thus began.
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High overarch't, and all mankind in PALESTINE, and foule.
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But bid haste Of wicked Tents
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thou couldst thou me. To many
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Throned Powers, Dominions I love shal outdoo Hellish
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hate, To mortal tast Brought forth
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more Mean while I relate Things
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else Regarded, such thou fought at command,
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ere he created man, Assassin-like had then first approach
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and shame Among themselves, and beheld With Foes met
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thou hat'st, I like in every Vertue, in
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contempt, At top he assayd, and forlorne.
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Half way moving; seems the Seav'nth day, harnest
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at which nigh unheard, that time and all Heaven
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Gate, Deep Encamp thir doome. So without Night,
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If ye have scap't the Mission of drossiest
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Ore bog or Harp Had been your
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Shades Waited with Tears such wherein no
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