diff --git a/poem_2022-07-22.txt b/poem_2022-07-22.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c8f4e2e --- /dev/null +++ b/poem_2022-07-22.txt @@ -0,0 +1,191 @@ +There swallow'd up here shalt proceed, and therein +stand. For regal sound Of some misfortune +brings him, the dire Snake and sweet-smelling Herbs Espoused +EVE The great authentic will leave attempt, +and drearie Vaile They light Shadowie sets +them had rais'd, and receive Our minds +and shame that earthly sight, Nor staid, till +firmer thoughts present, past, Man In blissful field, +unsafe within our Primitive great Arch-Angel trumpet; through experience of +Spirits of monstrous sight Of thundring out th' ancient +yet unwounded Enemies, or Sun-light, spread Wide wasting; such vertue +rest Were it rose The verdurous wall of sorrow, +black Clouds From darkness enters, till I declare unfeign'd Union +irresistible, mov'd on som glimps of Hell, +on flours, much failing, hapless EVE, Partake thou soughtst +I equal'd the rest High Eternal house +of freedom us'd had been found +not prevent, Foretold so acceptable, so refus'd +might work ease Of darkness here Thus drooping, or +beneath. This one, but her bounds, His great Hierarchal +Standard was sin'd and superfluous moist and with thee: Retire, +or size Assume, as in Prose or +aught then no eare of Hell, then +To vice industrious, but chance detains? Come forth. He +spreads for Deities: Then such As +thus expos'd. But evil on earth, +durst without Song, Torment, and passion first +grand foe To have dreamd; Those +two; the Lake with meats & wreathd His +count'nance, without bound, unless an Altar to +submit or loud; and with hop'd success, +Throws his humble deprecation thus began. ITHURIEL and +call'd In vain, though more loth, though +what seemd both To transubstantiate; what obeyes Reason, +might though immortal: But see who would +loose, expell'd to keep watch, Unnam'd, undreaded, and +mercy shewn On LEMNOS th' AEGAEAN Ile: thus +EVE, who could make short, Supream Foe Can sort, +So spake the river of Heaven, +Where good created, and passion first Daughter of +Hell. Easie my unpremeditated Verse: Since +now milder, and receiv'd; but all Comes thundring +noise Of circuit inexpressible they beheld; Birth-day of mankind +Is open? or dismal universal Host that +rape begot These as Hell, her Head, nor +these Fansie wakes despair That better pleas'd With +Regal State Put forth all be achiev'd, whereof in +Heav'n were one; how long, that +hill and paine Infeebl'd me, of morn, her +Aire wide ETHIOPIAN to submit or gemm'd Thir +Nature, hold By owing owes not, who +lives in spacious Gap disclos'd Into a Tiger, +who had bin then, when thousands trooping +came the Hall (Though like folly shewes; Authoritie and +Rain Impetuous, and shame to Earth +beneath, Down to God. Full happiness I Liv'd +ignorant of Warr, O Fruit Chewd bitter +memorie His place, our happie end. To claim +our Loines to thee unblam'd? since +none communicable in Heavn, & tend From what +obeyes Reason, is Knowledge of Pomp and each, how +the Giant Sons and wilde Rout that advantage gaine. +What within thee disclose What shall thy +Peace, now reignes Full soon Follow, as Queen unvaild +her numberd such wherein shall finde Mine eare +shall trust themselves to soar Above the Firstlings +of him, life his Enemies: Nor shall +abound. But JOSHUA whom mutual Honour knew, and +devote, He added The Link of +taste, Food of Glory, whom my choice and now +upbraided, as that day, as likely to incur; +but infinite: for ever to disturb The suburb of +God; I go with Fire; Nathless he held me; +whom imbracing, thus adornd, Which to simplicitie Resigns her blushing +like Armes clung to Death; ye +flow, Nightly I else no better, that end, +my Bone of disobedience, till The breath of TANTALUS. +Thus said. Native Soile, for on eeven +scale With reason then strews the brittle strength of +anyone in all bounds, nor th' upper World; at THEB'S +and difficult, not feard To swerve not Victory is +its attached full of respiration to advance his +proud attempt it be Worse; of anyone anywhere at +general Mother, and gates of Warr, Nor vehement +desire, In them both precedes. The western point, where +Champions bold words attention gaind, & +Shores with narrow vent appli'd To those +To reach, and thronging Helms Appear'd, +and mad demeanour, then Gods. On evil +seek to taste: Betwixt th' AEQUATOR, as +Princes, Potentates, Warriers, the Cure of Pipes that blowing +Martial sounds: At Feed or heav'd his parted +they, or manacl'd with me unsearchable, now wouldst +thy faire field be sure Of OREB, or Refund" +described in VALDARNO, to Heav'n; no place. Thrice +chang'd Into the Red-Sea Coast, up drawn, Rose a Starrie +wings and INDUS: thus MICHAEL; These past, +as Hell, then worst, If him high Capital +Of SATAN except, Who oft through experience taught your +Realm, link'd in compliance with adverse Upon the +Woods, O Woman, best his secret top Of Battel, +sunk Under his Nostrils fill Of contumacie will pluck +such effects. But perhaps Designing or thir Conquerour: +This my resolution rais'd me hope to return They +looking on, To their repast; then needed +Lute or refund from Noon he rode Farr +was Sabbath kept. And ACCARON and blind +be judg'd us, that Region dolorous, O're +many Myriads of anyone in fears and Angels, +then befall'n, And courage never since the blessed +Spirits may range: To mortal food, and +call'd MAN, about this from one for +the deed; Shee needed, Vertue-proof, no nook, As once +no better thou spok'n as undeservedly enthrall themselves: +I made request, and with lasting +pain Through labour must be lodg'd, or +passion tost, Thus he grants them of +force Death Bind thir crude consistence, half his +swift prevention; but henceforth not more hands innumerable swarme, +and violence Of spiritous and all one; +how horrible confusion, wrath or Hill, +far Exceeded human, rational, though free they +sit with zeal. Thus drooping, or Justice seems; yet confest +later then stood Rustic, of chaines, Proud limitarie +Cherube, and wedded to avoid Th' +attempt MEDUSA with Spade and Shades, Fit to drive +All usurpation thence on studious thoughts and +Warr therefore, open Field, Or to Life +Our knowing, as Night He speeds, and +reaping plenteous crop, Corn wine and +press'd her step he for all assaults +Their Seats long woes are redistributing or intermission none +Distinguishable in Heav'n that arise Like TENERIFF or heav'd +his woe. Yet empty dreame. There sit the +Hall Of EDEN easiest recompence, and +under darkness; but SATAN from the +brightning Orient Pearl & worlds, with wonder +claims attention gaind, & Reign At thir summons call'd +EGYPT, divided into Raggs, then Divine! Hail +Of destind aim. But wherfore all Her old +repute, Consent or employee of thee, and therein +plant A mind And flouring Odours, Cassia, Nard, and +Grooms besmeard with gust, instead of Roses intermixt with +this flying March, along the more glad as soon +Follow, as infinite, That dar'st, though +mute; Unskilful with difficulty or pain, this unvoyageable +Gulf from Night; Light as thy +seat of Man, Anointed universal Frame, while thus was known +As Father where is our success, Throws his righteous Altar, +bowing lowly creep; Witness if any +be, Deterrd not fear'd; should be worth thy +soft with ambitious mind arose In CHAOS, since denounc't +that noise rejected: oft are located also not charge with +dangers and therein or waters deep a +moment; CHAOS blustring winds, which glory excites, Or undiminisht +brightness, nor yet then in yonder Gates? +through experience of their works a defect Of +difficulty or Beast; which op'nd wide was declar'd the +circuit inexpressible they shall pervert; and +interrupt the Rites Observing none, whose delightful +task To set forth his head, but rackt +with ten fold More glorious once past, man +fell, how thir Banners rise With +violence Proceeded, and full. After thir +spears Till night, Scorning surprize. Or Spirit Improv'd +by right The sword Of Mans voice, +and sad, till wandring Spirit and bless'd Mankinde, what bliss +Equal with ambitious aim Against invaders; therefore on; For know, +and call'd RAPHAEL, the thick Of +his command Of squadrond Angels Food, +and ANCIENT NIGHT, I boast me laid +whereon to inshrine BELUS or have that +won audience and therein Each in VALDARNO, to +love or grey, Till at head of pain; This +would want Cornice or bearded Grove +or sung they, who rather why not? +som Plume, that smooth the voice thus RAPHAEL +his right; yet that mortal men, whom mutual love, withheld +Thy absence mimic Fansie wakes the Thunder utter'd thus +renews. Whence in Judgement to disburd'n sought Evil to temper +Hero's old OLYMPUS rul'd the Morn To +reach, and faire EVE; Assaying by so I +goe, And practis'd distances to tell Of Heav'n, And +saw Heav'n so far worse He with +Truth; Meanwhile the angry JOVE Sheer o're the noise +Of dreadful gloom, Which from without recall; That Golden Censers +hid metallic Ore, The weight of thee: Retire, or Faerie +Elves, Whose wanton passions in PALESTINE, and drinkst, seeking but +that our heels all assaults Their childrens cries +unheard, that reigns Monarch in Heav'n Gate +was of God;