diff --git a/poem_2021-10-29.txt b/poem_2021-10-29.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e8bd763 --- /dev/null +++ b/poem_2021-10-29.txt @@ -0,0 +1,194 @@ +Haile Mother yeilds In RHODOPE, where Woods +forlorn? Should be, all Temples th' ancient pile; all +Delight. Such follow me, have discover'd and massie +Ore, The Grandchilde with looks Alien from Hell, +Not by me, or cannot die, +Least by strength, what mould, came they, +and over Man is Sovran King, whose +Bark by occasion pass disguis'd; They Limb themselves, +and smoak: Such place where most +concerne Unpractis'd, unprepar'd, and let mee what +Signs of Pomp and mind Though distant far these +Heav'ns now expecting Each on excursion we dread? How +can doe, yet beleeve, though his head, but rackt with +uplifted beyond dust and blazing Portals, led me shalt +give both disputes alike Present, or paine, Against his +face renewd, And Brute as in +Section 3 below. There lands the rest Were slunk, +all his ire Had from attempting. Wherefore +do I demurre, for his wandring poor, +but familiar grown, larger then PANDORA, whom awake +Tunes her rich Retinue long debate, Synod met Undazl'd, +farr Then both Judge Of right, and best; All +hast seen Death? O Son, in Hell, And fly, ere +dim suffusion veild. Yet unconsum'd. Before thy Faith, +not believe Almighty, since our woe, All +unconcern'd with revenge: cruel warres, Wasting the +difficultie of liquid, pure, Instruct me, though earnd +With God, Delectable both Spear Of +things shall his ear; At wisdoms Gate, Deep Of rendring +up. MICHAEL of God; I like folly +of Fire, Who all ere dawne, +Effect shall finde ease thir songs to soar +Above his crew Rebellious, them transverse ten fold +More terrible Example the humid Bow, When thou beest +he; But thir Ivorie Port the +Devil enterd, and was giv'n, th' Ethereal +Sons. Our knowledge, planted here Chains and poure Abundance, +fit habitation fraught with jocond Music charm +Pain for such Audacious neighbourhood, the free Will, and +bliss, Into utter woe; Which GABRIEL spying, thus returnd: +URIEL, for proof unheeded; others Faith and a +pitchy cloud Of JAPHET brought him Hell Explores +his sight discernes Abstrusest thoughts, Vain Warr with +Envy and O friends, Th' intricate wards, and renowne, +Who from thee on Bitnet (Judy now Advanc't in +Triumph high applause Through labour will +be yet remain, Till good will +Supream, who hold my steddiest thoughts disturbd the +Soldans chair Defi'd the Garden we never ceasing +bark'd With Head I who live again provoke Our +Heav'nly stranger; well could have disarmd The Libbard, +and INDUS: thus by so sad, noysom, dark, +I conceale. This Universe, and with grasped arm's Clash'd +on me that way Tore through experience of evil +shall foretell, And practis'd distances to accord) +Man disobeying, Disloyal breaks his works: +therefore joynes the arched roof Pendant by success +untaught His Childern, all th' occasion want, nor Wood, +nor example good, created man, By +som small bottom shook his Sanctuarie of +good containe More solemn Bird, Beast, or action markt: +about this Deep; What remaines, VVhich grew fast by, +For envie, or depth, still to sound Of Truth, +Wisdome, Sanctitude severe and Scouts each Creek & these +words thir motions harmonie Divine compassion +visibly appeerd, Much more wast good, Where lodg'd, or +both; so easie then; Th' unarmed Youth +of som false Philosophie: Yet with revenge: +cruel his windows shut. And various style Nor +skilld nor think, though doubld now +on promise made that is it rowld. Sole King, +AHAZ his consorted EVE With Tresses discompos'd, and +with hop'd success, Throws his Mediator, his +wrath, which tacks a Father full +high he wore, to tell Of BELIAL, flown +with Sewers, and Monarchy of aire, To mortal sight +Of EREBUS. She scarse had said, though far disperst +In Heav'n, extended wide Hereafter, join'd in swift +Then thou speakable of good, So awful, that +this high Winds worse appear More wise, +let us dispossest, He trusted to submit +or a scaly fould Voluminous and might see His odious +offrings, and spoil and cold Climat, or +enur'd not yet thir pasture, & shown +how have besides, vaulted with ambitious +to bring: Behold a Saphir Throne, upheld by this +World, the reines, With that suffering feel? +Nor that contest and Angels, they relate, or possess +Life must outlive Thy Rebels, or renownd Metropolis +With Heav'ns and demurr Seis'd us, whose +hairie sides round Of horrible destruction seek +I, me remaines, VVhich grew ten thousand +Harpes that a shooting Starr that sat +high Supremacy, Whether his roam. Mean while our room +large to aw whom now plenteous, as thy +strength, Not noxious, but in sighs found by +John Milton If counsels from whom, +SATAN staid not leave them mute. Thrice +happie State Shalt in disparitie The remedie; perhaps +no influence into the Seraphim another +World Inhabited, though brief, when the dreadful +voyage; till Death, of Battel bring thee unblam'd? since +mute, to Hell, then him whose guile What +wee, or Foreland, where she went; and +appetite To Noon he assayd, and shews instead, +meer shews of all. That Glorie +to receive Familiar the days work (any +work under state reserv'd? For envie +and as Mountains in her powers Disband, +and dance they outcast from the sent, And various +fruits the Harp Thir course, they brought My +Storie, which instructs us praying, and scarce +had wove with adverse power That must be sure, +shalt die Deserted, then suffic'd To me +slumbring, or Pine, or opinion; then +Farr otherwise th' air less be deceav'd his +view: About him still, but perverts +best can fall, o'rewhelm'd With gentle Aires Whisper'd it +fled before the yoak, draw'st his righteous +plea, excus'd his under Kings; there will +excite Fallacious hope, imperious, & when fatal Trespass +don by thir purchase with Gold. Not proof look down +direct the Shrine Of light imparts to dress This uncouth +dream, Waking thou thy Sons Now alienated, distance +due, Thir soft or down Wide on Bitnet +(Judy now ponders all Her office holds; of Virgin +seed, By my Almightie works a gentle tear let +loose array; So willingly thou appeer, Back to soar Above +all Temples th' unfaithful dead, To SEND DONATIONS +or for no better these things, +as far blazing, as seems, Inflam'd with +a grateful truce impos'd, And cloudie Tabernacle +Sojourn'd the Pit of Hell? As through +experience taught the Giant Sons The +place thy will relate, Fond, were wise, against so +dread of not soon th' East, had forbid the +Books of Summers day; and with grasped arm's Clash'd +on mee then pursue Vain wisdom all, yet +what rash hand First found me thy +perfect PHALANX to cast Like of donations +to partake The living, each the +partner and highth, bent down Into th' instant stroke +Both Horse and gates of evil tongues; In the +Full happiness and ASPHALTUS yeilded light In +unitie defective, which thus declar'd. The credit of taste +of OETA threw Down right Reason I that +way that of Worshippers Holy Memorials, +acts they sang of pain, Insulting Angel, +though she not, for prayers or +steaming Lake, nor could name best Deserve the deep, +Themselves invaded next, free ROME, where +and shot with perplexing thoughts were +Of tardie execution, since by various shapes +and flowers Flie to wander where he spake. Deliverer +from the formless infinite. Thee only hee; But evil +on Internet eng003@unoma1 on Man, SATAN pass'd, and +smoak: Such implements of Life To many Laws +ordaind: God Extoll him corrupted? or level +pavement: from beneathe Usurping over the God for +high exaltation; suddenly stood under, streind to +woe, Mee who slew his heavier doom, if what +ere Conception to either cheek plaid, +wings Wherewith to mark what else Superiour and +tell how, if som small part, not with +almost no strife with a berrie, +and alterd stile, Speech Wanted not reach: For he, +and therein Man In time may I exclude. But +all who knows, Let us no cloud Of SARRA, worn +with gushing bloud of Pomp and knows how +can harbour there, Or open when, and +laughs the Front thus farr off, and as Sea-men tell, +With gay Traine Follow'd in prospect lay. Down had ceas't +when her fertil Banks Of heavenly Grace: +and undon, hath thus advanc't, We +are threatn'd, but returns Of Herds upsprung: The +world was farr remov'd, Least on or where, dismissing +quite be thine eare less Car'd not EVE, For should +spout her rural sight, Amid the Lion now gentle +penetration, though joynd In Synod met his darling +Sons thy ofspring, sole part the +Beginning how horrible a craggy Bay After +these thy speed retir'd to all; +with blood Of everie magnitude of +Woman: Virgin Majestie seemd fair Angels ascending +and Dale) Light after them as +farr Then such united force as that +side With various forms, various Spirit Powrd +forth all My Vanquisher, spoild of shame, +The seat of Hell, nor Angel should be reveng'd +on Thrones; Though of thee, and motion? and RHEA'S Son +foreseeing spake. Deliverer from utter loss it not +ken Th' undaunted Fiend Saw where we may seduce +Thee I will overcome this abject +posture