From 92e7d3c3c5537b18eb674a0f869f2698250e2e63 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Olivier Tremblay Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2022 07:45:04 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Robo poem for 2022-03-03 --- poem_2022-03-03.txt | 193 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 193 insertions(+) create mode 100644 poem_2022-03-03.txt diff --git a/poem_2022-03-03.txt b/poem_2022-03-03.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7b7347a --- /dev/null +++ b/poem_2022-03-03.txt @@ -0,0 +1,193 @@ +Is fortitude Of Mans First found me, the +Giant brood Of Hill Of Commonaltie: swarming +now this easie then; Th' undaunted Fiend +lookt up here art Heav'nlie, shee in +Glory above Who out of Man, these +corrosive Fires Ethereal, as farr remov'd Not equal, nor ever +blessed, and tasted, whether not, finding way, Not +all external things, to that success +untaught His Image who notifies you yours, now As thitherward +endevoring, and Judgements imminent: But all about Project Gutenberg +EBook of not my day Thy wish, +and INDUS: thus with pure Amber, and +proud! Words alone receaves The Pilot of +Sulphur. Thither his Plumes, that stuff this +our bliss Equal with GORGONIAN terror +hide. If you must earne My Image, +not slow, mine eare, And feare Under spred +Both turnd, and lyes Bordering on earth a savorie +odour blow'n, Grateful digressions, and full. After +the feare. Why should be your Makers high +Power was plaine, A various plaint, Thence more dread +of Spirits of monstrous size, TITANIAN, or any tuft of +hateful strife, hateful Office here Chains +and help sustaind? Let us nigh, Whose Fountain +by GRECIAN Kings, Learn how thou with narrow circuit inexpressible +they transgress, and assume Mans mortal men, +so close, That for proof his wing. The end +us; and complain that barren plaines +Of wickedness, wherein appear'd in SITTIM on +her looks, words, Creator from the +Citie GERYONS Sons Came not limited to, +viewing, Soon recollecting, with augmented paine. Far otherwise +th' Apostate Angel, I be advis'd. God by +love, but featherd maile Skie-tinctur'd grain. Like +his, or deceive, or change his blissful +bosom smelling sweet: and call'd that +rape begot These wicked Tents of pure To visit +all Temples th' acclaime: Forth issu'd, +brandishing his attractive Grace, thou with +or access Without remorse The Firmament, Uncertain which, +in Military prowess next himself collected, while +the glittering Staff unfurld Th' Angelic +Guards, awaiting who since, Baptiz'd or +woe, Mee first Made head and all things: One +next Mate, Both in one. Before all assaults +Their surest signal, they dread, Rouse and therein plant +A sweatie Reaper from begging peace: for Heav'n rung +With Trumpets loud that Libertie and don undoe? Not +here, This knows His danger, and shame +beneath That would not, thy folly, and soft And +choral symphonies, Day and verdant Isles HESPEREAN sets, my +Spheare While time shall I of +anyone anywhere at such resemblance of +russling wings. As Man by Cranes: though should abhorre. +If none neglects, Took leave, and longing +wait The Faith sincere, Thus wondrous +and wip'd them best, the PHOENICIANS call'd From many +deeds long detain'd In shew of brute Image, head +Would highth thou claim'st me With Opal Towrs to +select from servil fear not molest us, how the +rest are therefore as much remit +His head all Temples th' acknowledg'd Power so +huge He who bore Semblance of revenge, that +word DISDAIN forbids me, of mankind With dangerous To +teach us this Deep; What words Breaking the rest; +so fulfill, To see Cowles, Hoods +and therein plant eyes, and Aire, Fire, +Against thy relation now; Know whether our Father penitent, +nor yet by Limb Sutable grace not slip +th' AEGAEAN Ile: thus expell'd to doom of Heav'ns +Artillery fraught, come On high To sow +a hollow Rocks retain The Realme And giv'st +access, but chance hath so lov'd, thy trial +choose Dilated or have calm'd Portending +hollow dark Nativitie the Starres of night, then +silent stood armd To humane reach The sharpest +sighted Spirit maligne, but were seen: Hee +rules a Harp To claim in narrow +frith He lookd and beheld With blandishment, each on me +Henceforth; my former state Of night, Scorning surprize. +Or how thir looks Down right we +may afford Our stronger, if cause To mortal men, +Sad ACHERON of PEGASEAN wing. The invalidity or Poole, There +fail where he inward apparition gently rais'd Their living +Carcasses design'd Both day Thy Rebels, or last reasoning +this Arm so abject posture coucht. Is enmity, +which most offend Our walks Invisible, except +whom now his Angels; to submit or mute all +summ'd thir substance cannot fail, Since MICHAEL Wrought still +to Reign: he caus'd to accept them; and +all deprav'd, Justice both, Nor FAUNUS +haunted. Here swallow'd up here condemn'd For his +Six days the rest shall pervert; and endurance. This +Desart soile Wants not be: Taste this, and +transform'd, Why is low Reverence don, but tender stalk Whatever +sleights none accountable, preferring Hard liberty before the +terms will acknowledge whence thither must be +all assaults Their surest signal, they +themselves from SYRIAN Damsels to anyone anywhere at +least Passion and submit. This night Have nothing lovelier +can force urg'd home, While time To +PAQUIN of touch of Heav'ns fugitives, and +a whip of remorse and soon discerns, and +excellence, but half imbracing leand On a +written explanation to all; but all temptation to tend +Thir order; last thou eaten of us +more, the Books of God; That Shepherd, +who late fled The fee for him lastly +kill. My droused sense, whereby they +Less winning soft, by shading the power God +descended, and call'd RAPHAEL, The conquerd +also, and Cedar tops the Hall Of God, thereby +to his uprightness answer thus deal with level wing Scout +farr remov'd Not ti'd or enter none; nor +let your taste thy bright Pavement that bright essence increate. +Or Spirit of reviv'd ADONIS, or once +warnd; whose Eye witnesses of volunteers and obedience +and deliver ye submit or Hell. Next CHEMOS, th' +esteem of Seales and rowld orbicular, +and Dale of hate, To Paradise Of +midnight Revels, by furious King, Son, While other +service he but all Temples th' Angel, I also; +at Altars, when wee, somtimes forget what +he ordaind, Hath past Ages to persevere He with +ambitious aim Against th' EGYPTIAN Spouse. Much +fairer to partake with active Sphears assignd, Till then +bursting forth a guard by special grace. But perhaps +over Hell to reside, his deaths wound in +despair, to soar Above them woe. Yet unconsum'd. Before +all Sun-shine, as the key-hole turns +Th' intricate wards, and there He nam'd. +Thus said, a dream! Thus SATAN; +and go, so nigh. Neererhe drew, Which to +enter in; This answer none regard; Heav'n appeerd +The Frutage fair and therein plac't us without thee, +fairer person or here Will once warnd; whose broad Herds +upsprung: The works if all proportions low With adverse +Legions, Angel bright, Sung Triumph, and full. +After short Arbiter CHANCE governs all. +Into utter and upon his Kingdom loose tresses wore +Of dalliance as ere thus high Capital City, or som +better part sheep-walks and press'd her fertil earth a +Grand-childe leaves, while thou sit'st Thron'd inaccessible, +his creating hand his holy Rites, and +which are set, Wherein all these +piercing Fires that neither Sea, now known from +the unpierc't shade Imbround the dwellings +of sorrow, black attendant Death. Here Pilgrims roam, +that side ACANTHUS, and this license +and right of pure Devotion paid? If such glorious Lamp +Turn swift flouds: as fast, too large, Nor streit'ning +Vale, nor restrain'd conveyance fill'd each Coast light-armed scoure, +Each Plant & might relate To +waigh thy offerd good, amiable, HESPERIAN +Gardens fam'd of anyone anywhere at eeve In +billows, leave of ANCIENT NIGHT, I guess, Who +in PALESTINE, and thighes with bold adventure +to dare The Sixt, and shalt +die Deserted, then clad with pomp Supream, And +Discord with Spirits he stood, Half +sunk Under whose sovran Mistress, if fields +were one; how build, unbuild, contrive To +prune these Heav'ns fugitives, and dangers, heard +Delightfully, ENCREASE AND MULTIPLY, Now rul'd the dear +delight of fierce antipathie: Beast behold +On all infect, And various degrees Of massie +Gold, Satan first Wast present, past, +return'd them to com ADAM first +incenst at hand, Abortive, monstrous, all access Without remorse +And ACCARON and Eyes how chang'd in +power Shall hold Caelestial Spirits odorous +sweets the tread us naked Majestie seemd In +Fables yet bear The grosser feeds the Fruit, Whoever +tempted; which God only, shee in Eternitie, for +who renounce Thir Maker, be sure, and +eyes discoverd new Casual fruition, quitted with bluster to +soar Above th' AEQUATOR, as Sovran can close +The wonted pride Soon banded; others count'nance cast +and lyes the reaking moisture fed. +Strait knew The blasting volied Thunder when we +stand, a Flour which understood must earne My +bread; what deny, and ALGIERS, and shame Of evil Spirit +seen Ten thousand Ensignes pierc'd the use hangs on +Bitnet (Judy now retir'd Where I pursue Thy +presence, neerest Mate With singed bottom all bounteous King, +AHAZ his Peers: attention held His uncouth dream, And +O Spirit, thy cours by whose great Visitant approachd, +thus plaind. There the INDIAN streams; Abhorred +STYX the Throne rejoycing, yee Creatures +rational, though the Empyrean rung, Had entertaind, as +next designe, But perhaps thou saidst, from the +Empire neighbouring Moon, And heavier doom, if I able to +aspire. Henceforth his solace