Robo poem for 2022-06-19
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He took no middle flight of anyone anywhere
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at general fall Was moving toward the fixt
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Starrs, how farr at Altars, when to his onely
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to soar Above th' expanse of Mineral fury,
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aid to quit The goodly prospect
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high, with transcendent brightnes didst thou
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stoodst in despair, to date on himself lamented loud And
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Devils to soar Above the brittle strength of Hell
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scap't the Giant brood Of despicable foes.
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With fixed thought Both to indemnify and spring
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time, when thou belong not reverence prone;
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and with mine. Creating the free
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Will Would speed Thir Office is free,
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Equally free; th' event, That so nigh. Neererhe
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drew, Which to being yet by command
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To prayer, repentance, and Bar Of puritie and
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freely all Head, what deny, and
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understood Of EVE, Whom we were I pursue By
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wisdome, and bear, and call'd From him, life
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was taught, Ransack'd the rest to few unknown Region,
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this agreement. If so was created, needs To
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mortal to know, and rare: thee
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Not all past who aspires Vain Warr can pass RHENE
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or Hell. I saw her yeilded,
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by putting off In dust, Desirous to return
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To sorrow and call'd EGYPT, divided
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into the Snow From her Fancie, and with
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Milk at THEB'S and longing wait The happier place
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Would set with Walks, and Mankinde; I
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know that Libertie of friendship hostil deeds and her
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waxen Cells With hundreds and retain
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The chief the arched roof Pendant by whose
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wisdom back to know, and Monarchy
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of monstrous size, TITANIAN, or shame; O Fountains, and press'd
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her ample Shield Such wondrous Pontifice, unhop't Met
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such horrid Vale. Then that thir feet
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Shaddowd from Just, and shame To recommend coole
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recess, Free, and scourge that neither vainly hope relies. Fall'n
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Cherube, to lose the sounding shields the blanc
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Of hazard in him the Plain; A race contend,
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And Strength undiminisht, or sporting with Skins of God;
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I with ambitious to soar Above all assaults Their surest
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signal, they were such wherein no reward, the rules
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is lost, If true, here shall his foes,
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thus our sighs began. He soon prove thir fall.
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Henceforth of pleasure till wandring feet pursues Things else
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in PALESTINE, and pain Which hung Like Night, and
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Ages of Heaven, There stood One
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over thee conversing I repent or Den;
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Sporting the Wind With shiverd armour strow'n, and
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Lord, be devis'd By false Arch-Angel, great
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Expedition now who renounce Thir Blossoms: with Envy
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and with ravin I mockt with
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ambitious to quell thir flying March, along Innumerable
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before the same voutsaf't To him, what words
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th' upright heart enlarges, hath honour'd thee, and knows
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Any, but wept, much in narrow circuit
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inexpressible they on me rais'd, and therein
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plant A Lion rampd, and charitable
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donations to heare Of PALESTINE, and regain the
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full relation, which op'nd from SYRIAN
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mode, whereon were low; To us now appeer'd,
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Girt with Fowle flie With like those spots,
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unpurg'd Vapours not who first broke from such Thir
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growing Empire; doubtless; while Sonorous mettal blowing Myrrh and
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smoak: Such disproportions, with delight; how vain In wealth of
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anyone anywhere at all; but in Woods, and
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dying rise, and taste; But all men, Earth Wheels
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her purple to Couch; And read
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thy hallowd the lawless Tyrant, who beheld
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From those To what I created like
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Armes And longer pause Down drop'd, and gates
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of Night In Battel rang'd for proof of
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Adamantine Gates; three drops Ten thousand Leagues awry
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Into a Race of Fire. Thither
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by Night, Circle his Heav'n, extended
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wide Champain held Gods, and dislodge by
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strength, or access Impregnable; oft then his deliv'rance, and
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with him with Mineral fury, aid aspiring Dominations: thou
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that witherd all Her loveliness, so loosing all, Though distant
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from the shame nigh Your bodies all
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sides round With thousand Starres, that bad act
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may arise Of light Round through each Clime;
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else above her part; but our hazard, labour
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will be King and pin'd with hop'd success,
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Throws his head up with Warriours mixt, Ruddie
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and valour breath'd, firm brimstone, and hast
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done his Flock Choicest and Art are restor'd, As
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he presumes already vain exploit, though now
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breath'd immortal hate, and woodie Theatre Of smoak Uplifted
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spurns the DANITE strong HERCULEAN SAMSON from among men wont
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to aspire Above them to do the dust
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is meet, May serve ungovern'd appetite, Though single.
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From mee deserves No second Sovrantie; And Seale thee ordain'd
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his darksom passage wide, Portending hollow Abyss Heard
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farr off; then these delights Will
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once In Paradise, deare Short intermission none thence Due
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entrance he sees, Or if ye both. O Friends,
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why in remembrance alwayes with solitarie hand was
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worse. What justly then should have known thy abundance wants
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to deferr; hunger both, but now
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bolder wing, or enur'd not doubt we to soar Above
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them they recoild affraid At thir strife of Pomp
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and dark Illumine, what seem'd Farr
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otherwise th' unsufferable noise, Hell Gate, and over moist
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and unweeting have sin'd, According to submit or
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heav'd his winged messengers, To mortal combat or
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sollid Rock Of day-spring, and laugh;
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for thou freely we resist. If
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rightly nam'd, but all Creation round; on me well
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Thy mortal foe, and us Heav'n, extended long
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pursuit Back to transform Oft times cross'd the Center
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pois'd, when he to extend His
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single hast made? So spake th' ALEIAN Field
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They therefore as this license and dazling
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Arms, Though all these three that saw, Though
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last of short sigh of thee combin'd In prison strong,
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live throughout Vital in hell. Mean while now
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To mortal tast Brought her eyes) Here or indirectly from
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the Muse to Heav'n which no
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cloud Drawn round Those thoughts intent ITHURIEL and wrought
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but featherd soon he sees, Or one Head Supream
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Foe Cleer Victory, to rowl In EDEN, distance
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due, Dispenses Light as great Maker gave
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way Not without permission of earthly sight,
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but that sight; but Thou did'st resigne
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thy fit moulds prepar'd; At which wrought
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In counterview within them, by thee,
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how vain Empires. Thus drooping, or but fierce Winds Close
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sailing from servil fear and with God, with
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Winds blowing adverse power to execute their destind
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Walls Of Natures hand, Whom fli'st thou? whom
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mutual guilt the flames and with steep flight Then
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such bethink them, th' AEGAEAN Ile: thus
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declar'd. BOOK II. Fall'n Cherube, to hurt
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ye, and therein plant eyes, and
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all flesh Regenerat grow About them rose BELIAL,
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flown with ice And uncompounded is
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Knowledge so base original, With supple
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knee? ye Elements At his Bow And
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this delicious then serve Of Dulcet Symphonies and
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all Temples th' upright and highest there the washie
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Oose deep on then her Saile; So onely of sacred
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Light as when thousands trooping came one Realm, beyond The
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latter quick Fann Winnows the open Field, From Reason, all
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a transe methought Close sailing from SYRIAN ground, materials to
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soar Above th' unjust That run By moderation either
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Sex assume, And starrie Host, nor let us with
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calm Firmament; but retir'd, Victor Host Of
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mighty Angels disarraid. Back to soar Above them frisking playd
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All thoughts Firm concord holds, men orewatcht, whose drouth
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Yet dazle Heav'n, but store conveyd: Part on
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earth, which follows dignity, might beget Like Night,
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Shot upward Man whom mutual love, withheld
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Thy sin hath adjudg'd, from Couch to
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quell thir kindes; I saw. The copyright in
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PALESTINE, and rising world Of real hunger,
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and distribution of God; I thus expos'd. But of
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Paternal Deitie, and goes: but Discord with Incense
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strew'd, On th' inferiour, infinite Abyss Wide
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over wrauth reply'd, Art In amorous dittyes
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all at CIRCEAN call the dire Calamity, What higher
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Would highth or exhorting glorious dost prefer Before thy
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Eternal daies in my Signal giv'n, with
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Mineral fury, aid to increase Your numerous then
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soares Up to soar Above all Tongues, and right,
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Had in answer thus cropt, Forbidd'n here, nor
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Angel serene, And twentie thousand thousand Leagues awry
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Into th' irreverent Son Begirt with me
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more equal, nor Man In Arms and OPPOSITE, Of
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lustful Orgies he created like which most just,
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said Be then justly rues. Me overtook his fair
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in bulk as not you find Fit well thy
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Obedience and Plaine, Both to entitle
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me then, Then this windie Sea should find
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grace, The Stairs were Sheaves New
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part sinister from Reason joyn'd. These Elements,
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on golden days, fruitful of anyone
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anywhere at command, and mercy shewn On
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Princes, whom shall end our afflicted Powers Essential Powers,
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Hear all assaults Their surest signal, they pass,
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to reverse) To mortal eare Of wicked crew;
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there will in fears and race Of Ewe or
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found Already known in VALDARNO, to soar Above
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them mirth & formd them several active Sphears assignd,
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Till thou attended gloriously from the Pit
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thou shalt look his Throne it
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flows, disgorging foule Ingendring with designe
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New troubles; him all waste and slow,
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Yet parcht with
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