diff --git a/poem_2021-08-23.txt b/poem_2021-08-23.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6838113 --- /dev/null +++ b/poem_2021-08-23.txt @@ -0,0 +1,193 @@ +Whence true in lowliest plight In Gems and +tell In battel, what passes there; and cheerful, +in an Exhalation, with whom now prevailes, a Fountain, +and darkness visible Serv'd by wondrous works, to +glorifie thy Divine effect so streight, so +great Heav'n. Each Plant & might dilated stood, Scarce +thus proceeded on me sprung, Two potent +Rod to anyone anywhere at command, +and SATAN who since, Baptiz'd or +adverse: so perfet good prooff Against revolted +Spirit, but all Temples th' occasion want, nor +shade, And high I lent Out of bliss Enjoy'd +by me, or past, man fell, +Wholsom and poure Abundance, fit moulds prepar'd; At that +Wall a dream, But follow the maine. +Two dayes though the ETHIOP Line By what high blest, +or Death, but he his Pride Had ris'n or +enur'd not cease to taste? Forbid who now one, Now +rul'd not, the fertil Banks Of sooty coal the +gentle sway, And bears ANDROMEDA farr Antartic; +and were they had Eares To expiate +his bad Woman? Thus with matter +act, Not all temptation then, Then had cast +a Boggie SYRTIS, neither breath her enjoying, +what mould, came down from the dust +and since the phrase "Project Gutenberg"), you discover +sights of good, Against the shade, and beat'n +way I question thy praise Rather then pittying how +spred Thir specious deeds What hath naught merits but +meaner thoughts imployd Have nothing profits +more Worlds, Or if that flaming +Legions arm'd, and attend. This deep Her mischief, and +all Temples th' offended taste of old Ocean +Iles, Like cumbrous flesh; but hast'n to +see her Globe, Fermented the Bullion dross: +A bough and surrounding Fires; Till, as it +away or CYRENE'S torrid Clime Smote on Bitnet +(Judy now debate; who would I repent and remove +thee disclose What it so, By whom thus guiltless be +thought To his seat Build in Spirit in each +Had, like Armes to praise could +deterre Me miserable! which God ordaind Me from the +Sands Of HESPERUS, whose ballance down +The rising sweet, Bitter ere while Sonorous mettal blowing +adverse We are to mankind in Heav'n And +ACCARON and Creeping things, and resume New rub'd +with almost no danger, and Nature of Heaven, There +in Heav'n such cruelties With thousand lesser Faculties that brightest +shine. If an empty dreame. Author: +John Milton So farr From SUSA his womb +was created, that way she ensnar'd Mankind with +aught Therein enjoy'd In ignorance, thou spok'n +as Princes, Potentates, Warriers, the lurking Enemie of +anyone anywhere at Sea thir light Shine inward, +and nobler sights of monstrous Serpent Tongue Dropt from +whom now plenteous, as onely thy crime +makes guiltie shame that parts like, but +a Region throws his wandring poor, but well observe +Immutably his voice explain'd: the Flood +Through the flourie herb I urge, +Admitting Motion in charge is equal, nor th' +AEQUATOR, as likely habitants, or oppose, +or fall of retreat, Nor number, sweet bereav'd His +triple-colour'd Bow, When out such perverseness dwell? But past +thy perfet formes, Limb'd and transform'd, Why is +truly fair. What reinforcement we perhaps +over her containd And high Power to accept My +hold Betwixt th' Angel utterdst thus +returnd: URIEL, one slight bound the Soil Bedropt +with circling row of Heav'ns first create an +Aerie light, as nam'd Thrones, With Joy for mans +behalf Patron or have dream'd, If +he nor staid, till thy Law, true Life in +strength and spoil and Murren die, By center, +or choice to learn By death +Is womans happiest life, Is this was so. +And here In AUTUMN pil'd, though should +be judg'd as likely habitants, or size Assume, as +if but well observe the most just, my side With +that witherd all Temples th' Air sublime, As +being ordain'd Thir maker, or Angel, but +root shall befall Spirit Taught them, th' Angelic +Vertue and eyes Of sympathie and not terrible, +though the tepid Caves, Lakes, Fens, +Bogs, Dens, and thrice the God declares his +Testimony, The sensible of shame Of Pioners with tempest loud: +Here watching round? Here walk'd the individual work +in narrow search; and full. After the companions +of Warr, what thy sake, or Goat dropping Gumms, +That comes That one Night From off Heav'n, Ethereal +Skie lowr'd, and hallowd the World +both together crowded drove him, for the Silvan +Scene, and Justice shall his thralls By the left +but by work associated in despair, to +pervert that Globe farr off From +Pole to soar Above th' Eevning +rise Unvanquisht, easier to accept Life in Heav'n +against the eastern Gate Of contraries; all Temples +th' extent somtimes, with grasped arm's Clash'd on thee unblam'd? +since into Glorie account, But list'n +not unseasonable to pervert that bad Angels under Government +well might, & Shores with most adhere, Hee in +PALESTINE, and missinforme the Sands Of PANDEMONIUM, Citie Gates: +anon With Goddess-like demeanour forth Infinite +goodness, grace in bright officious Lamps, Light Imitate +when ULYSSES on circumfluous Waters from mercy +shewn On this Oracle, then bless'd Mankinde, +what ere they Less winning cheap the +hether side Henceforth to consummate floure +Spirits in flight Seavenfold, and Eccentric +scribl'd o're, Cycle and gaines Of day-spring, +and Eccentric scribl'd o're, Cycle and tedious pomp that all +involv'd With adverse We ours to highest +To witherd all restraint broke peace in Heav'n and all +one; how fall'n! how unlike the limits thou +know'st, and took with TOBIAS, and Wrong, Of +his doom frail Originals, and goes: but he +thus returnd: URIEL, one tastes; Nor stop thy overpraising +leaves and press'd her Confines. Heav'n +so over ADRIA to pervert that downie +Bank the revenge. First, what recompence it be +yet that fiery Deluge, fed With +cause to wind transports a foe: +and die, And boldly venture down to shelter +us? what doubt Pursues the Hills amid +the rest and beheld From what hinders then could +I move Embattelld; when next command. To let this day? +why should be such, They pass the night, +and golden shafts imploies, here thou +still, In contemplation hee admiring more availes +Valour or have thou profoundest Hell Com'st thou, what heat +from mans destruction, maugre Hell, a +Monster, upward like ripe for different cause to +erect and Seraph fearless, nor less Then +temporal death to reach interpos'd; three +different Motions move? Which when those bad were Land He +sought them to bear: but hid +the Eagle and joy, to ATLAS unremov'd: His +final Battel hung; till her perverseness, but of Royal +Camp, to wander here, driv'n out a day long +usurpt, Whom thus displaid. 1.E.8. You may +find, seise thee, I that fair +with Starr's Numerous, and fearless, nor end Thou following +each hand Showrs on Bitnet (Judy now seen +Hitherward bent he enlarg'd Even Sups with everlasting groans, +Unrespited, unpitied, unrepreevd, Ages infinite. Thee from the +sick busiest from thy sin, on main wing +Scout farr then half way To hoarce TRINACRIAN +shore: Nor thou what doubt remaines, VVhich +onely over her stately tread, or +Years damp my day as Princes, Potentates, Warriers, +the Books of anyone in cogitation deep. Glad +to perswade immediate stroak; but all declar'd, +Him followed his Eye darted contagious Fire. +Thither by Limb Sutable grace Invites; for the +glad Of smoak and thrice threefold the +Person or dissolute, on Bitnet (Judy now +now, as bound the Seav'nth day, Which thou My +obvious Hill, and who erst they +stood within Orb, Incredible how without +The Femal charm. Earth conspicuous count'nance, without controule +Had been achiev'd, whereof here find +no additional terms Of tenfold Adamant, +his revolt, but a Fountain, and promisd Race, his +Beams, or rejoyce Each quarter, to tell Of +Thunder: and beginning late; Not peace: All Nations, and +penal Fire, But solemn Councel call'd Seas: And +Princely counsel Warr, O Progeny of every +Plant, said ADAM, thou return unto the +Garden by command, and shame in Reason, is all dismaid, +And for this nethermost Abyss Outrageous to more +shall he so much deceav'd, much advanc't, We +sunk in men; though free, what e're his +thoughts and shame Cast forth at Table was, +whose mortal wound And flours aloft shading the +angry Victor in me hence? erre not repine, But +now this Gulfe. Awake, arise, or with revenge: cruel +Serpent: him perish rather, swallowd up +I provided all assaults Their Altars by tract of a +laughter; for Heav'n, when it again +provoke Our voluntarie move new Receive thy restraint: what +evasion bear The Race of Virgin of Warr, +Did not th' amaz'd Night-wanderer from pain, +that parts CALABRIA from Eternal wisdom wake, suspicion +sleeps At random yeilded light prepar'd, That +God in vain To Hill, and couch thir +fond and Flies must needs remove The sooner had +need of Pomp and full. After these works, by +name, Though thither hast done? If so suffice to +haste, And Strength and prosper, and arm him +chief good, Where onely coveting to soar +Above th' only evil whence? in despair, +to execute their