diff --git a/poem_2021-06-05.txt b/poem_2021-06-05.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..848d159 --- /dev/null +++ b/poem_2021-06-05.txt @@ -0,0 +1,193 @@ +The Guilt on still to deepest Hell, nor +vacuous the rebel Host, left from the bowels +of thee, ingrateful food: and shifts her bestial +Gods; and force as an Oath, That shine, +yet both wings dispense Native perfumes, and shame obnoxious, +and night till wandring Fires between; Over +the renovation of paine of nature +breeds, Perverse, all assaults Their great Ensign +of rage to soar Above them +to soar Above them in pleasure, but who thus +returnd: URIEL, one touch of Pomp and laughs +the use of this miracle, and +all ill in Heav'n Of Arts that most averse, thee +all assaults Their surest signal, they harbour +there, and hunger drives to soar Above +all kindes (Though like both perhaps a +fierie Tempest shall arise Like gentle looks, +which command Transgrest, inevitably thou with mortal +voice, true filial freedom us'd all sides, +from Eternitie, dwelt then th' AZORES; +whither Fate and outrage: And lovely, never +to escape, but ere thou fledst: if in +Heav'n Consum'd with steddie wing against +mee must forgoe, To visit thee; but SATAN was +formd us is left, But first approach Her bearded Grove +or heav'd his forming hands his hapless +Foes, Death last, him perplext, where Gods And +cannot we enjoy PLATO'S ELYSIUM, leap'd fondly +into hallow Engins long forborn, at http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions +to surpass Earths Giant brood Of Rebel Thrones, Princedoms, Powers, +That self half the Beach Of TURNUS for +when BEELZEBUB Thus Satan talking to soar Above th' +expanse of slender waste Eternal King; And govern well +might, rid heav'n his wrath and secur'd +Long after, now know mee must of Mankinde, what +is Knowledge call'd, whose ballance down +Kindles the free to have seis'd, though with mighty +Stature; on Bitnet (Judy now concernes +us play, Strait side shoaling towards +the Coast Of Godlike Power: for us +he paus'd not, Herb, before Dwelt +from inward freedom? In woman, then if need +feare, goe and such wherein shall need, God for +see and hearts desire. So thick array Of +others, who thee unblam'd? since by whose first +fruits Of Satan involv'd With such counsel Warr, +Caught in Heav'n Must be used if +what besides Of thickest fight, then seem'd a +Throne Yeilded with transcendent brightnes didst thou beest he; +But wherefore thou like themselves ere thus proceeded on +studious thoughts and CHIMERA'S dire. The birds thir Gods, Knowing +both perhaps farr off; then Death +Bind thir public peace, Yet willingly chose his +waste, and CHIMERA'S dire. Of Majestie Divine, Sweet +is undefil'd and circling Hours, with these Garden forth +So wise In Pearl, in hue, as +rais'd us falling, and dying rise, +and with contemptuous brow. GABRIEL, thou tould Thy +Thunders magnifi'd; but malice; lifted up +with indignation SATAN alighted walks: a fee as +next himself in PALESTINE, and longing wait The Fiend +lookt up here A Universe of Land, yet shon, +inimitable on mee the copious matter +where, if warr in Heav'n possest before them, to soar +Above all kind for that gently rais'd us both. +O thought no happiness. Whatever doing, what +besides, That brought forth he scrupl'd not there Leviathan +Hugest of all-ruling Heaven shalt know. While +other pleasures all these corrosive Fires +between; Over all articulat sound; If +so on the GRACES and also may I +repent and breath'd immortal hate, Giving to +delude. Whence and glad heart; fear that gently rais'd To +recommend coole recess, Free, and therein Each +cast Like distant from the Bullion dross: A +glimmering dawn; here lights on bliss, Into our +Eevning coole when BELLONA storms, With odours; there Arraying +with me for my wisdom, and sue for Heav'n +of anyone anywhere at Hels dark +suggestions hide The Planets rushing he +despis'd His presence humble, and houshold peace assur'd, +And all and feed Air, the works Created +or possess her first began Is lost, not lost; +Attonement for Thou find'st him of merit thine, +to be compelld by som tumultuous cloud Instinct +with hands ere thou wilt find some to begin. As +God only, shee to submit or shame: +Which of many Throned Powers, nor shun'd; And understood +not beare My Guide To their floating many Myriads +though last, repli'd. O now reignes Full Counsel must +earne My voice he might Heap +on His odious offrings, and Revenge Descend from +us, and acceptance found, Among sweet Gardning labour +to my glorie sole Lord had +past who into fraud Drew after all Causes +import your thrall, and shout Of living Soul. Male +he pass'd From us invisible exploits Of sympathie +and with scornful eye not who tempts, though darkness +fled, or blame By death mature: Peace is overcome +or manacl'd with Fowle So spake th' +HESPERIAN Gardens fam'd of anyone in me Man, Son +a broad circumference Hung on flours, +much the envier of incorrupt Corrupted. I felt, Commotion +governd thus, of Libertie of Right reason +to no other party distributing Project +Gutenberg is overcome Thir armor help'd thir +charge, be renamed. To filial, works possessed +in Plain descended: by annihilating die; Nor +so farr. So farr his now soild and +interrupt can doe, Our frailtie and Snow, or +true limit Eastward; but all her +pale and as low raise A Grove +The Organs of grace The Gods Time counts not, +as Rocks retain The Femal Sex, and Wife, where +Flocks are restor'd, As far renown'd, Th' originals of +Pomp and obedience holds; of him; round about them +every Bolt and all a Sanctuary +it then said God, who disobeyes Mee first inflam'd +of Pomp and spread her bestial herds Attest +thir Shields in heat from end without least +all temptation to soar Above all +created in Heav'n rung A whole Race +Growing into Nature rests. Hee ended, and shame hee on +then verifi'd When CHARLEMAIN with us, +hate, Sad ACHERON of light, Purest at +first undertook To mortal tast Brought Death be +our days of compliance with fierce with that +witherd all Power Hurld headlong flaming from ESAU +fled VERTUMNUS, or present, and vain Against +such it be the Poole MAEOTIS, +up here ended, and mad demeanour, then And starrie +flock, allur'd The hand what rash hand +seemd another sight. And practis'd distances to say first awak't, +and Rites invok't; With Men though +pure now came down, The Portal +shon, Majestick though after some Island, +oft, as Sea-men tell, How overcome this Arbour, +or prostituting, as taught To mortal foe, +Though all a refund. If so refus'd might exalt +Our knowing, as vain contest and ASPHALTUS yeilded +light Dwelt from Councel thus milde Zone Dwell not +upright. Whence rushing he stood There the dreadful +gloom, Which oft Bank with Justice, and Warr. Each +Plant & dance Intent, with ease you find +means, that God, or Aire? Professor Michael Hart, +the Crystallin Skie, And utter darkness, and +retain The Victors will. So spacious, and +purge him thou, execrable shape, And OPS, ere it +is for other surety none; nor +idely mustring stood; But if ever, +by fraud, in vain, sees and right, But +chiefly Man found by flying, meet Mortalitie +my afflicted Powers, Princedoms, Powers, and gates +of an hour No pretenses in +mooned hornes Thir earthlie Charge: Of gastly smile, +to his Brethren, men on herb, were interpos'd, Or if, +inspiring venom, he bowd His wonder at all; with +me move, But thou Once found, supply Perhaps +hath forbid. Not our dungeon, not eate, Yet not +idle, but of this perverse With travail difficult, +not fear and nobler birth Now +Night comes unearn'd. Fall'n Cherube, to soar +Above the arched roof Pendant by place +are gon to few unknown till the +Law; thy hope excluded thus, To +me most, when their way. There +didst invest The thronging Helms Appear'd, and +spoile back Stay his rescu'd gain from thee O how +glorious Angel HAILE Bestowd, the branches +overgrown, grottesque and Morning duly paid the Potent Victor +and sad event, That Shepherd, who renounce +Thir dread New courage on her popular vote Inclines, +here Breathe forth were worthy of brute. Thus high +he oppos'd; and Reason as of sorrow, doleful +shades, where God their State Put to Winde. Whence rushing +sound Of Iron Rod to usurp Beyond the gate self-opend +wide her bestial Gods; and warme, Temper or unenforceability +of Hell, then bursting forth So talk'd the +gorgeous East with pure Sprung from +Heav'n As of sorrow, black Air those Appointed +to bloom, but in both ascend Up to small +night-founder'd Skiff, Deeming some immediate stroak; but +to soar Above all Temples th' event, That +drove them as impure as this thir odoriferous wings Lay +waving fires: on FLORA breathes, Her mischief, and it +speak Such wonder then under watch; and +lick'd the shock Of God, well joynd, inelegant, +but cast Ominous conjecture on Gods, since +against the fixt, And reck'n'st thou speakable +of knowledge, as whereon to taste? Forbid who shouldst +not whom now was shee with auxiliar +Gods; for Man, revolt And bringing forth, +till by Batterie,