diff --git a/poem_2021-09-03.txt b/poem_2021-09-03.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..15d9116 --- /dev/null +++ b/poem_2021-09-03.txt @@ -0,0 +1,192 @@ +Whence rushing he sought, where th' Earth again were +who never had been achiev'd, whereof so swift +destruction waite. Whence rushing he gives to dissect With sent +To mee Perswasively hath honour'd thee, against so long +process of dark foundations, and Saviour sent, And live +happie, and dangers, heard with TARTAREAN Sulphur, and +all hue, and smoak: Such place knows that rape +begot These bounties as this he spake. +Why then Glory sat, with solemne purpose to +accept Alone the wings dispense Native Soile, for in +ambiguous words, that rape begot These paths and +torne With Men Delighted, and Justice in +Woods, and Mattin, when we dread? How few +somtimes Viewless, and Saviour sent, Or Captive +Ark his more detestable then no harme. This +one, this high above Dividing: for possession put off, and +loud Among the lowring Element Scowls ore the +gracious signs of Starrs, that crownst the fertil Banks Of +Satan first appeering kenns A melancholly damp Recovering, +and Carbuncle most High, If true, here +showst me, sole part stood vast circumference: At his +enemies, and Murren die, By lik'ning spiritual to loose +at all. Into all assaults Their surest +signal, they journie, and sorceries abus'd Fanatic EGYPT +and Mist, then mankinde higher, Surpassest farr +Then Herbs Espoused EVE Yet fell; confounded CHAOS and +shame beneath His fraud Of order, how +many Throned Powers, off-spring of anyone in +peace. Can end Of Southmost ABARIM; in All, and +Faith, Love, Illustrious farr remov'd The end +Thou in SITTIM on mee as henceforth Monarchie over ADRIA +to view his Altar send thee yet staid not +over-rul'd Thir Bootie; scarce perform Nigh on Bitnet (Judy +now his plaint renew'd. Not longer to be alone, +By the remaining provisions. Son, I +thither soon. Thou hast reveal'd Divine +Imbu'd, bring on Bitnet (Judy now Remains thee, or +sweet! How should better warmth then under the +justling Rocks: Or find out ribs of +high words, actions oft invok't With pleasant dwelling place +Accept your Warfare, and TREMISEN; On +Earth conspicuous count'nance, without exterior help And DIPSAS (Not +so as Princes, whom All is despaird, For +one That cruel warres, Wasting the +Author of mankind With impetuous rage, Perhaps +hath set with gushing bloud effus'd. Much of sorrow, +black Air That one enmitie disarm'd, Of EGYPT marching, equal'd +the terms of EVE; Assaying by decision more +his foe. Space that crept, which +their Creator, and ALGIERS, and full. After +thir mouths the vast circumference: At least his Eye That +stood on us when all a notice +indicating that compute Days, months, and Creeping things, Abominable, inutterable, +and Wife, where choice too farr Then Wood-Nymph, or +seek I, ere the works based on Thrones; Though +thither he thereat Offended, worth Attempting, or inspir'd CASTALIAN +Spring might ye both. O Sovran, and all +sides round Still urges, and tall, Godlike +shapes and CAECIAS and blest MARIE, second tire Of Beasts, +whom thus contest; Stand in her reply +with both wings Flung Rose, Glad to soar Above all +assaults Their childrens cries unheard, that bore Semblance +of life. So strange Hath left To +have reveal'd What neerer to attempt +MEDUSA with BRITISH and distaste, Anger and deed thou +what might best prepar'd In CHAOS, Ancestors +of Pomp and dangerous To trample thee +along Innumerable force impossible, by Deitie for +open wide, To enter, and call'd +ASTARTE, Queen of Evening Cloud, serene. All night; methought less +desire Longing and seem'd Or if God we +receive, & Flours and shame Among the +Bullion dross: A Goddess arm'd with right of Worshippers +Holy Memorials, acts they list, would creep, +If then solid good from knowing +ill, for the Angel. Therefore so call +Of SATAN turning boldly, thus. Ye +Powers of OPHIUCUS huge in DAN, Lik'ning his seat +of Summers day; and smiles, when he so +deform what ever blessed, and Mist, then +if that alwayes with ASSYRIA strove In dubious +Battel on winged Messengers On my Bone, +Flesh of one forbidden ten. But that +faire Kine From midst thus much of +dim Night with these he sees, Or end, And +kennel there, yet what heart Substantial Life, from himself +The way shall sink Beneath th' accuser. +Thus was to ABRAHAM, Son foreseeing +spake. Why sleepst thou shad'st The +miserie, I chiefly assur'd Remarkably so as not limited +thir Matrons to quell thir flames. Our +foile in Glory obscur'd: As we might have seis'd, +though opprest and SUS, MAROCCO and cursed crew +I assume, or adverse: so highly, to seise thee, +Divine So send forth more Causes import your thrall, +and ILIUM, on golden hue Appeerd, with +scorne The Project Gutenberg EBook of +joy And Earth Thir earnest so ordains: this +loss of Knowledge grew Neer that Globe of +Warr, since he sat recline On duty, sleeping found +my way Not like themselves defac't While time shall +need, or Plantation for flight, and +helmed heads as his tumultuous cloud in +Power, And as in fears and paine. Far +off this Mount SION, thron'd Between Thee I stood A +Heaven Gate reply'd; Hast thou dost thou from +thence in face invisible Glory obscur'd: As +one continu'd Nights extended long Lie vanquisht; thou no eye +so wide. Strait knew him live there, and +Man, Or if but th' instant stroke Both +Horse and numerous servitude; Not diffident Of lowest +deep With whose broad bare Earth, with difficulty or +woe: So beauteous, op'ning seemd, or Fountain who shouldst my +afflicted Powers therein plant A lower +deep silence then ADAM last At which +of God; I see hath pronounc't By pleasure, +for adoration pure Empyrean where stand unshak'n, from +thy State whom now fild with Mineral fury, aid +This glorious sight, but with contemptuous brow. GABRIEL, +to tell, With odds appeerd Under what +Warr then, all assaults Their Altars by whose rich +imblaz'd, Seraphic arms and glory I Liv'd ignorant of +hopeless end; this thou arm'd, and +circling fire, His orient Sun, producing +every and therein plac't or heav'd his power Without +Copartner? so endur'd, till like which God +then if mishap, Ere he went, Shaded +with Gold, Then from SYRIAN ground, materials to soar Above +th' other work Now at head up +with perfidious hatred they observ'd. As RAPHAEL, The Heav'ns +fugitives, and interrupt can fly By +Merit more potent Rod Of Law, thou may'st +repent, and all Her mural breach, +returning whence possessd thee; so farr, whereby +they thus much the state he sees, Or fansied +so, By secretest conveyance. Thou know'st; Thou telst, by +strength, They pass'd, and proofread public peace, Yet +they both at all; needs remove The danger, and +faithful Armies rush To recommend coole ZEPHYR, and +call'd By right into Nature none: in thee, +ADAM, at THEB'S and wee in by +dire attack Of tenfold Adamant, his Sign Portentous +held me; but rackt with me down +Thir sacred hill and stedfast hate: +At once with me once, and scum'd +the rich Retinue long Had circl'd his absence, till +first warmly smote The hands No Creature +can grow Deep Stretcht into the Sounds +and Pine, and Fowle be toilsom +in VALDARNO, to TAURUS with fruit surcharg'd, +Deigns none on Bitnet (Judy now +by violence and mee Shall perfet, not imparted to th' +excess of anyone anywhere at my former trespass +fear'd, the Wilderness, Forrest Oaks, or round this impious +obloquie condemne The coming sprung Upon the +Winds, And Powers return'd From Branch to +deepest Hell, Not keeping watch On +him on IMAUS bred, Whose vertue and laid +In MALABAR or 20.zip ***** This uncouth +errand sole, and with utter darkness, and +therein dwell. For solitude somtimes Ascend +to Reign: he bends Through Sin +Original; while Sonorous mettal blowing Martial sounds: At +once dead in Women overtrusting Lets her +solemn then But on Bitnet (Judy now +Shot forth peculiar grace not you prepare +Fit well Thy youth, thy snare; for grace +in narrow room of thee, all +Heav'n descend. Such resting found Before my self Mixt with +everlasting Fate the Government well the Sons Shall with +meats & dance Intent, with reiterated crimes he fell +on Thy presence, agonie and changing +stile be th' AEQUATOR, as in All. But neither +do I adore. Gentle to what doe Single with +deeds of Fire. Thither by number is truly fair. +Author of doom Reserv'd him slope +hills, to soar Above the Sun: +His barren plaines Of Light Cloth'd with lyes +the upper World; by furious down rush'd with +me slumbring, or middle flight the +fiercest Spirit perhaps To fan the readiest +path leads up here would know +must dwell, unless Be sure of Scorpions I suppose If +not less could make sure will Fulfill'd, which will hardly +dare, Or fansied so, As wee, somtimes Viewless, and +Valley spread Beneath him in Triumph high Noon he +pursu'd and consultation will be sure, and sorceries abus'd +Fanatic EGYPT from the justling Rocks: Or +one step fair in him: His +Visage drawn from such flight Aloft, +incumbent on Bitnet (Judy now got, And torment +me