From 5b7655df12496e791de2c4d83a6042ed123806a3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Olivier Tremblay Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2023 07:45:04 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Robo poem for 2023-02-08 --- poem_2023-02-08.txt | 195 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 195 insertions(+) create mode 100644 poem_2023-02-08.txt diff --git a/poem_2023-02-08.txt b/poem_2023-02-08.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0c64738 --- /dev/null +++ b/poem_2023-02-08.txt @@ -0,0 +1,195 @@ +Whence heavie pace the Wind With blackest Insurrection, +to fix Their Seats long absent, and excite +Fallacious hope, And LICHAS from enthralment, they around the +scepter'd Haralds voice Affraid, being ordain'd Thir corners, when +time Celestial Father shines, Revolvd on +the gash A death Is open? or blame, +but follow the drie; Part on NIPHATES top +he came, but neither self-condemning And ore the +slant Lightning, whose shape Comes this +universal Dame. Powers To Council sate, as Princes, +Potentates, Warriers, the free From prone, nor +Rain produce new Creation might fall. Henceforth +his Pride Had been found no satietie. +Vangard, to subdue The Figtree, not safe. Assemble thou +like the Garden we discharge Freely they finish'd, +and agen to Heav'n thick array The Chariot drawn +up call'd and order and (c) any work +outgrew The blasting volied Thunder mixt +Among themselves, and regain the sleepy drench Of +their malice to endure? courageous Chief, The +bloud effus'd. Much fairer to degree +Disjoyne us, and Rain Impetuous, and had cast lascivious +Eyes, new utterance flow. If counsels and +pain From Beds of spiritual Natures; only be refus'd) what +seem'd A PHOENIX, gaz'd by Decree Another side, umbrageous +Grots and motion? and foule. But glad +as freely distributed to eternal being So spake th' abuse +Of his decent steps Over the battel ere they +choose With thy good JOSIAH drove +him, life with awful Ceremony And should much +advanc't, We ours to sustain and +therein stand. For he, Best with me som +Orator renound In sweet before thee more, for which +if what for Heav'n so fair, best we suspense, +Collected stood Rustic, of Hell, Which else Regarded, +such appear'd Less excellent, as broke +the fiercest Spirit That they turnd I +give; as the blessed Spirits of +Life that Starr Of bliss With charm +his head appeerd The Serpent: him placable +and strife Was this day? why +else no cost and passion not, Wherein true op'ning, +and call'd EGYPT, divided into Gods Eternal Coeternal beam +May reap his Angels; to dewy Eve, +A mind and all assaults Their +surest signal, they finish'd, and Gold; Nor what proof +unheeded; others cause Mov'd on, yet for both, +but wide womb of Heaven, There let there +stands Adverse, that night till first incenst at command, +and present evils, with TOBIAS, and call'd +In procreation common else. By som message high Power +Divine effect of tempestuous fire, He trusted to +know, Not dead, To let ther who +was cheard, But prayer Inspir'd, and copartners of +God; I pursue By sly circumspection, and cring'd, +and RHEA'S Son Of life In humid +exhalations, and woe, With loath'd intrusion, +and alterd stile, Speech Wanted not unvisited of light +dispels the world; nor stood behind, Whose Bed is +Gold to quit The sharpest sighted Spirit +and mighty powers, Terror of Hills to highth +and favour, him Regent, tells, as +this can close recess and fierce vengeance sent +us, That one intended first, who dwelt +then from which here with Eyes, +new utterance flow. Accuse not still, That +Mountain from her reply with jocond to mention, through +Heav'n, they walk'd: The Roof was good; and expose +to Earth At interview both them easier enterprize? +There in fears and may ease thir +Arms, fierce contention brought Of him instrument of Starrs, +how gird the wisest heart Distends with looks +receave thir fixt Laws argue in foresight much the +human sight So scoffing in narrow room +large bestowd, where most High; because we most High, +If true, they stole JOVES authentic will haste +the goodliest Trees In Wood or +not, the wound, Soon found No second multitude Now +at will. So little space was thy +Name Shall be henceforth my ofspring of thee, +Works of Heavens thou beest he; +But first incenst at http://www.pglaf.org. The key +of EDEN to more awful Monarch? wherefore with thir +Soules had rung, The grassie Terfe, +and Omnipotent From prone, nor Angel +wings, or intermission none neglects, Took envie, or +enmity fulfill. For one seem'd Farr less compass all +flesh of works: therefore so to soar +Above all hope excluded thus, unmovd with Golden +Harps, & oft seen; his Tongue obey'd The +pendulous round Skirted his swift their Shrines, Abominations; and +ANCIENT NIGHT, I mean while Sonorous mettal blowing +adverse power with chilling gripe fast had to appeer +and depth immeasurable: Anon they rise Victorious, and +new utterance flow. 1.F.3. YOU DISTRIBUTE +OR USE THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK PARADISE +LOST *** START OF THIS WORK Whence ADAM discernd, +as here, driv'n By EVE, For dignity +compos'd The Glory never to reside, +his Treason hath to skirt to celebrate his liking +chose; And sowd with EURYNOME, the +fervent Angel, art naked, miserable. Let +there inhabit, of Gold, Then feed on Bitnet +(Judy now In yonder nether Empire, and all Temples th' +inventer miss'd, so base original, With such +love, the arched roof thou errst, nor wanted yet never +pass'd, and with Winds they durst +abide that bad were Sheaves New rub'd +with songs Divide the Aerie wheele, Nor hee +sat the shaggie hill Pass'd underneath a Mountain +fell'd) Brass, Iron, three Sons Came like which both Spear +Of vegetable Gold; and Golden Rinde Hung on +NORWEGIAN hills, to ours, Differing but +well we never taste; But thir +shapes and Pillar of Life: Least wilfully transgressing he +convey up here to simplicitie Resigns +her Kings; there Arraying with me mine ear +Listens delighted. Eevning & stoop with me +in tears, Though late Heav'n-banisht Host, nor let +us live, Though threatning, grew Transform'd: but op'n Firmament Of +som doubt distract His Spear, to do +thy bold And nourish all Sun-shine, +as farr remov'd The suburb of just +opposite, A darksom passage down To +second, which their revenge. First, what +was formd us too much, by +my Glorie, my will: The Serpents all assaults Their +living Carcasses design'd Both Battels and delight indeed, That +wont in Triumph high Supremacy, Whether the arched +roof Showrd Roses, and lost; the unapparent Deep: +There didst inspire That one Guilt, one Continent to learn +What we fled the Spirit coming of thee, +EVE Thus trampl'd, thus renew'd. Not likely +habitants, or found Thir ruine! Hence I +equal'd the Couch, these came mantling Vine +curles on Bitnet (Judy now are outside +of Warr, Caught in danger tri'd, now +advise him a horrid confusion stand. For thou +instill'd Thy Rebels, or have thou saidst? +Too well we perhaps Shall them +that gently mov'd on NORWEGIAN hills, +to sustain and shame Among his +head, but double ours to dwell; That ye +don undoe? Not to soar Above all +sides round he took, Harps ever dwells: Hail Son +Blaz'd opposite, half way Lies dark her step higher +knowledge of Winds: all sides round World, +and bliss, while Sonorous mettal blowing Martial +sounds: At one Almightie is, and spred Both +waking cri'd, This happie Creature, fair bounds, Dislodging +from above his voice; the gentle brace, +Goodliest of vertue, for deliverance what glorious +Apparition, had displeas'd, his graspe What though few. +But his charge imploy'd Hee from the +Forrest, Hart and colour glorious Lamp +Turn swift destruction doom'd. How we live, +all flesh of Waves be fill'd, and full. After +the bright officious Lamps, Light Ethereal, and passion into +Heav'n hides nothing merited, nor Angel tells of impulse +or some unkindness meets, the Garland to serve? UZZIEL, +half this license and build in +quaternion run Potable Gold, Satan fall +Degraded, Wisdom in Heav'n. O how wondrous +he ceas'd not lost; Attonement for grace The Enemie, though +thus cropt, Forbidd'n here, Not hid, Leave them right, +and heat of Jasper shon Substantially express'd, and peaceful sloath, +Not sunk a vail down his journey, and glad +impress'd his works, reports, performances and bid his +message high behests his Peers: attention held +me; out of Thunder utter'd thus double-form'd, and build +in Fight, Hath past Ages of +Seraphim to retaine Her unadorned golden Compasses, prepar'd For whom +they threw down he wishes most concerne +Unpractis'd, unprepar'd, and apprehended nothing profits +more came to that stuff this world much +ease you charge with Eyes the Hymenaean sung, What +readiest path of pain Surpris'd thee, safe unenvied Throne +and solemn Bird When GABRIEL spake. Deliverer +from SYRIAN ground, or remove; but +its original darkness durst oppose his potent tongue; fool, +not leave unspi'd; A Lion rampd, and passion +first his Eye To worst abuse, or +oppose, or worse By present, and filth Which marrd +his Native seat; Had been refusd +Those pure Devotion paid? Fall'n Cherube, to CERES +all good; and Fowle. In battailous +aspect, and mighty powers, Terror of +Hell, or heav'd his place Repairing where first +appeering kenns A Dungeon horrible, on golden Shields; Then +first incenst at THEB'S and lyes Bordering on +Thrones; Though distant foe, and longing wait The happy Tribes, +On ADAM, and bare, unsightly, unadorn'd, Brought +forth Afresh with ambitious mind And judg'd and Soule, +Acknowledge him die, By Night, If thence by strength, +