Robo poem for 2021-02-23

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+She was th' inabstinence of sorrow, doleful shades, 
+where he sole complacence! well stor'd with 
+ambitious aim Against temptation: thou what higher foe. Space 
+that end, And guided down rush'd Both SIN, and despightfull 
+act Rais'd, as Mountains upward Man ere fall'n 
+such discourse Delighted, or Hill, Nor stop thy Greater, 
+sound Or substance cannot survive without redemption all Temples th' 
+advantage all, For solitude somtimes Ascend to 
+store will shew more? Here, happie 
+Light, yet sinless, with hideous outcry 
+rush'd between. Produced by being gav'st me; 
+whom mutual help preserve Freedom and joy Sole EVE, 
+in our state he hath rebelld 
+Against the ambient light. First wheeld 
+thir fatall hands to taste? Forbid 
+who tempts, though long forborn, at large 
+bestow From Faction; for on Thrones; Though 
+not praise And Valour or federal tax 
+exempt from cruel his Meridian Towre: Then 
+happie; no deficience found; So sung the 
+gloom For who first Hell sate 
+Idol of anyone anywhere at worst 
+extreams, and laughs the shaggie hill and long, that made 
+one slight bound us? let down, 
+and howl'd Within Heav'ns and dangers, heard cry of 
+light, but he ere one root, and full. 
+After the Head imbodied force, hath equald, 
+force resistless way, The River NILE; See 
+farr Then most, and Earth: And more 
+adorn'd, More orient Gemmes The highth Of Conscience, 
+into thir room, though fairest Fruit, Blossoms and expose 
+to depart. Be sure, To life 
+with contracted brow. GABRIEL, thou hee, as this 
+odious soon. Thou surely hadst heark'nd 
+to sustain and with liquid texture mortal sting: about 
+the flight from God not quite All Judgement, 
+whether our libertie, who first Battel, sunk Under 
+him MULCIBER; and remote Produces with lyes Bordering on Fret 
+by whose Eye sublime Upon the 
+Seas Beyond a world Of Union or Angels 
+numberless, like these, covering the noyse of Deluge, 
+fed and Idiots, Eremits and worthy of the 
+Goblin full of place: Now ere mid-day arriv'd Who 
+sees and sloth, Surfet, and ARMORIC Knights; 
+And fell Kiss'd as at first, on 
+Bitnet (Judy now reignes Full Counsel must include 
+the Morning CHORUS sung Unmeditated, such appear'd 
+Obscure som connatural force Death at ease Through Optic 
+Glass the work. You two black 
+and dangers, heard VVith wonder, fall'n such prompt eloquence 
+Flowd from thy Associates, ADAM, whom mutual wing 
+against so loud, that might stand, This one, 
+the eBooks, unless Heav'ns King, though thus obtain 
+a pleasing light And should ye? 
+by absolute Decree Or daring, first appeering 
+kenns A growing burden. Mean while murmuring 
+sound Of congregated Waters he impregns the 
+SPARTAN Twins Up to bear: but that 
+thy leave, and Shield: now prevailes, a 
+horrid Vale. Then value: Oft to strike, 
+though strange conveyance fill'd With peril gone All 
+incorruptible would creep, If care who need, 
+or worse destroy'd: what higher in Prose or 
+possess A gulf can fly By shorter 
+flight the most Endeavour Peace: thir 
+hinges great receptacle Of Deitie I approve. To objects 
+distant to dream, And bring me upheld, that way 
+And manifold delights: But thir substance 
+pent, which out ribs of names, Places and Timbrels 
+loud that Starr perhaps a row 
+Of Starry Lamps and present things. Revenge, deceiv'd The 
+ancient TARSUS held, Even to behold, Into her 
+eare ever burn'd With monstrous size, TITANIAN, or 
+will And trust thee Man shall goe with high 
+mountain tops the glimmering dawn; here below 
+Philosophers in man will greatly multiplie 
+By Judges first, and Goats, they on yon dreary 
+Plain, and shame beneath That might concern 
+him, that kind for Heav'n descend. Such was either side, 
+and with contrition in zeale severe The Libbard, and 
+with me thus, and EVE Yet leudly dar'st 
+our attempt, But ended they went; and 
+paine, Against the Threatner, look serene, And judg'd of various 
+motions, or wilt bring Solstitial summers 
+heat. To hide What reinforcement we never but 
+wept, much advanc't, We ours joy to submit or 
+steep, through many dayes of light, Besides 
+what Decree Unchangeable, Eternal, which God to soar Above 
+all highth, and Peace, chiefly to thirst 
+Of incorporeal Spirits elect Sense of Glorie then, 
+Warr he spake. Why should be so scap'd Haply 
+so rife There oft as Princes, 
+Potentates, Warriers, the foe With suckt and outrage: 
+And Brute as fast, and dire attack Of those dropping 
+Gumms, That detriment, if fields revive, though terrour seis'd 
+The Signal giv'n, Worthiest to dwell; But perhaps 
+May serve to quell thir Camp extend His free 
+Reason, and implies, Not that first 
+approach farr remov'd Not by success may conclude 
+Some days; how forgoe Father infinite, That heav'n his 
+prime of Hell. I will presume: Whence and 
+numerous Orbs impose Such trouble of our connatural force resistless 
+way, Turning our Union of joy Sole partner and 
+SILOA'S Brook that furie rose, impossible to soar 
+Above his Devilish art weigh'd, & whither wander 
+and marriage Rites: But come, for man, 
+Assassin-like had much what glorious before 
+Dwelt from what ere then soares Up led To 
+Sapience, hitherto the Harp Thir rising with 
+count'nance cast Ominous conjecture on som times He 
+brings, and with me rais'd, and all Farr on 
+Bitnet (Judy now clear I else must 
+ensue. Sometimes towards the Teats Of costliest Emblem: other 
+Hill Him followed his Will not reach: For dignity 
+compos'd The matin Trumpet Sung: in narrow space was 
+known what eyes they shall turne ascanse The 
+living, and Golden Censers hid the beam; Which else must 
+last of Woman to beware Impetuous winds: he assembl'd 
+all this gloom; the highth In sorrow 
+I assume, And Heav'ns perpetual storms Of 
+hazard in fears and passion into CHAOS, 
+Ancestors of Hell, or Mountains in alt: him 
+a shadie nook I bent To her pale 
+and full. After these fair Apples, I 
+repent or therein plac't or Aire, Fire, But ADAM 
+the wayes complacence find. Before thy contempt, 
+At the Bowre Oreshades; for ever to know, Forbids 
+us most, when the Sword, Satans 
+dire was th' occasion, whether Heav'n 
+somtimes forget what is his Beams, or holy Rites, 
+and build Thir nature, and ALGIERS, 
+and weltring by steps o're the Dragon, put 
+thy words voucht with songs Divide the weight 
+of man a yonger Son a Monster, upward still to 
+send In prison strong, this happiness, who therefore joynes the 
+Lee, while revive; Abandon fear; Yet Lords 
+declar'd the Wheele within the gloom 
+For neither joy was known what ere fall'n Beneath 
+him out of anyone in best Of carnage, 
+prey Of AMRAMS Son a safe unenvied 
+Throne Forthwith up here Chains and prey on Orient 
+beam Purge off From center to 
+add Deeds to lay Of THEMIS stood as 
+th' irreverent Son in best Whom 
+Thunder stor'd, And should turn Metals of Glorie where 
+th' expanse of OPHIUCUS huge a foe: and 
+filth Which here, nor shall ensue, behold. *** 
+START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK PARADISE LOST 
+*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK PARADISE LOST 
+*** END OF THIS WORK There dwell 
+And practis'd distances to rase Som 
+safer resolution, which evil Spirit That kept 
+thir King anointed, could yeild. For never to fix Their 
+Seats long before th' EUBOIC Sea. Then at 
+gaze the Land that edge: it long, 
+Embryo's and all Heav'ns Hath past utterance; 
+on Heav'ns highth, and shame to eate: Of future 
+evil durst without process of sorrow, 
+black it again dissolve Allegeance to copying and counsel 
+Warr, what is not prooff Against invaders; therefore 
+can invent With shews of monstrous shapes 
+and low, As stood like to equal 
+over this work. You provide access Without remorse 
+And sleep First wheeld thir gifts, and gates of 
+Armies bright, Which if Art thou what seem'd Woman 
+is that smooth watry gleam appeerd In circuit, 
+undetermind square or passion dimm'd his second rout, Confusion 
+worse then Unbrok'n, and all amid the 
+World from ESAU fled To mortal Sin 
+Original; while Sonorous mettal blowing adverse power sufficient to 
+send thee more, What e're his Keys, and 
+new! Doctrin which needs To want, nor 
+think Submission? Warr had past through experience 
+of men: Both when BELLONA storms, With Spirits immortal minds. 
+Thus farr beneath Th' originals of our 
+delight; how repair, How dark'nd; innocence, relie On 
+errands over ADRIA to work imployd Have 
+left Among those half-rounding guards Just ABRAHAM 
+due Rites Of order, how shall redound Upon 
+the slant Lightning, whose shape returns 
+him now fild with Vines, And 
+dig'd out of volunteers and return To my darkness, 
+while they Gods who hold of Palm-tree pleasantest 
+to impose: He added grace Invincible: abasht the INDIAN 
+Mount, or Chance. Thir own Tooles; then, 
+In order, quit The Eevning Starr Of his 
+Host, nor suffer worse? is then Warr 
+on Thrones; Though last reply'd. Daughter of SYRIAN 
+ground, as unclean. Effulgence of UTHERS Son 
+foreseeing spake. Why is true, they move, so 
+much advanc't, Created this Yoke? Will 
+prove a share with gradual scale With clamor dround 
+Both Heav'n and passion first undertook To