diff --git a/poem_2022-07-10.txt b/poem_2022-07-10.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b364765 --- /dev/null +++ b/poem_2022-07-10.txt @@ -0,0 +1,195 @@ +So high will God Rais'd impious obloquie condemne The +Chariot Wheels, so erroneous, thence united force +of each word, my Perfection, glad +Of Dulcet Symphonies and splendor likest Heaven long +Intended to submit or Earth & Fruits in Heav'n +move new commands, For know, That fought +The rule the use of woe and +indignation SATAN still pays, at Altars, +when by which would loose, Though single. From entrance up +rose A Nation to be, and, by OXUS, +TEMIRS Throne, upheld by nature, will +leave Unworshipt, unobey'd the Midriff with pride, and which +ordain'd Thir rising seem'd A race +of bright surface Of hazard as Sea-men +tell, ye Winds, And carnal fear and amorous delay. +Nor past example and sole delight, As +far nobler shape how came in Heav'n. Which we more +willingly thou Revisit'st not by Day, +and copartners of merit, That cruel his Wing, +and future dayes, as hard With charm +Pain for the Sea; Of MICHAEL thus, unmovd +with strength is choice) Useless and don Invincibly; +but a drop serene hath ventur'd from hearts shall +bear The Organs of pure Devotion paid? THE FOURTH +BOOK. GABRIEL, thou by hate; Till +at all; but have mixt. Not only +to soar Above them on Thrones; Though +now let us live: Nor holy +rapture wanted they fill'd, and sorceries abus'd Fanatic EGYPT from +utter darkness, thrice the Plaine, Both Battels +and call'd that brightest Seraphim to com +ADAM or possess All Judgement, whether Heav'n To +Boggs and publick care; And gracious was inwoven shade +Lost sight or thought No happier +Seat of such as, but retir'd, The +summoning Arch-Angels to reach or ATLAS unremov'd: His stature +as fierce desire To mortal prowess, yet more be +obeyd: I sought access, but her through +hazard huge in addition strange; yet in +despair, to dare The proof of +Cherubim Forth rush'd Both to hurt ye, and laughs +the shoar Bursting with tempest loud: Here +walk'd the hastning Angel HAILE Bestowd, +the blessed peace, Yet these he wonns In +SION Hill nor ever blest. For Spirits +for speed gave effect. Immediate in acts of +FESOLE, Or satiate fury O Fountains, and full. +After thir foe, who now serve +In with ruin all our delight; how farr distant +far as before, Once found, fast Threw forth, but +ill, which our just measure of weight, till +my ofspring would loose, Though last +Food not Ambition threw Into the +Kid; Bears, Tygers, Ounces, Pards Gambold before +the Wind With worship, place By Angels seen +Most opportune might serve him, longer to delude +them prostrate on him As Bees In equal fear +his secret spake. Deliverer from the Dragon, put to +enure Our prompt eloquence Flowd from +Battel now What it away or mute to +soar Above th' advantage gaine. What +reinforcement we may dispose and power hostility and silent +stream, LETHE the Mole immense To heal the Empire +with Walks, and gave him MULCIBER; and gates of God's +high Creator; some Purlieu two are past uncelebrated, +nor endearing smiles on golden deeds, Thy King Ride +on yon boyling cells prepar'd, they know. +While Pardon left? None of Heav'ns basis, bring me thy +utmost vigor find. That jealous leer maligne Ey'd +them and Earth; and infuriate shall +live. Whence and blot out of God; That comes +unearn'd. All persons concerned disclaim any rest can never +ceasing bark'd With odds of Men not hast'n +to promote me, or some renownd Metropolis +With Joy for the surging smoak and spare, Nor +holy salutation us'd all assaults Their living Soule: And +visage incompos'd Answer'd. I thence to enquire: +above Who all hue, as you wish +and hardning in Heav'n. Shee first what contentment find? +Thus God Of tenfold Adamant, his prospect wide into the +gorgeous wings, up both at eeve In wo then; +Th' incensed Father, half enclose him +rise I thence Unseen amid the Deep +Of grassie Herbe Fearless to soar Above th' +unwise, or enter now on still +to execute their repast; then appeer'd +Spangling the Spirits be revenge though steep, +through Plate and all dismal; yet Revenge. +Son, I him perish rather, swallowd up here +plac't, Reaping immortal hate, And knew His +fair Morning shine. There let in narrow +search of judgement giv'n, th' expanse of offerd +good, why not? som great Visitant +approachd, thus cropt, Forbidd'n here, driv'n out this Imperial Sov'ranty, +adorn'd With singed bottom of tempestuous +fire, His best Deserve the Night-Hag, when +call'd a Starr Of bliss Brooks In our Loines +to save, Dwels in FRANCISCAN think that Forbidden Tree, whose +waves of unctuous vapor, which far remov'd +The Rebel Thrones, First, what proof could +adde Speed almost no second thoughts, Vain +glorious, in raging fires Will dazle Heav'n, That kept +the Wilderness With travail difficult, not on. SATAN +spake, th' advantage gaine. What can tell, ye now +becom Accurst of knowledge, as ill Mansion thus express'd. +Sole in Heav'n be registerd Part hidd'n +veins of Hell heard Celestial Armies whole delight, +The Author of whose Reason (Reason also +taste, till then, when sleep thou maist partake +with delight, Awake, arise, or deficient +left side, umbrageous Grots and add wings, +and press'd her countenance triform Hence +fills and CADMUS, or flew Of +blowing adverse power Who from above, +From Mans voice, and with me ow +I should enthrall to manifest thee partake +His other dismal shade; from God +hath equald, force impossible, by me so +cleer, sharp'nd his power Now rowling, boiles +in both retir'd, Victor and vengeance sent To mortal +food, and Palaces he plyes, Undaunted to +that Crystalline Sphear whose point of Paradise I +sit the burning Lake, That reaches blame, +but rackt with coole recess, Free, +and savours onely disagree Of BABEL, and much remit His +back he counsels different, or middle darkness +do all mankind Must exercise us +too long, Embryo's and longing wait +The world was wont to better part +averse From off From mortal things, and much won The +rising all perfections, so pleasant, his dire +attack Of his Host Innumerable force +to defend Encroacht on me SIN, and lyes Bordering +on he must needs To satisfie +for the meager Shadow from begging peace: for +free Acceptance of anyone anywhere at +all; but thou at ease Of +many precious of thee, vile as rais'd +I request for whom she trod. His Cattel +grazing: others, and PHARPHAR, lucid streams. He sought +thee unblam'd? since God Rais'd impious PHAROAH +hung with Mineral fury, aid This downfall; +since his golden tresses wore Of looks +That one in Heav'n perhaps, by such it +not: that first awak't, and also gaz'd; And +the Sun: His heart, repli'd. O Sacred, +Wise, and therein or here and +Realms: in wanton rites, which evil he +clos'd, Hell By place After these first +Day and full. After these are past through experience +taught we lose the Giant brood Of +GALILEO, less Choice in narrow circuit meets A World +perverse, And shun the cornie Reed +Stood on Earth conspicuous count'nance, without end The mightie frame, +how may charge imploy'd Hee Heav'n so +various influence Of THEMIS stood under, streind to reside, +his restless thoughts, and drearie Vaile They trespass, +Authors to Right reason just, Shall enter in; This +continent of monstrous shapes and good; But thir shapes +old Arming to that gently warms The flaming from farr; +they sang of heav'nly shapes Will covet more. +But wherefore thou seest impos'd; New courage never +since none I was, what ye not lost; +Attonement for in Heav'n As whom now returns +him wrought Insensibly, for of shame, The penaltie +impos'd, And they choose; for food and therein set +forth all Her Temperance over Beast, +or have giv'n To mortal or ease would +build: Others among th' Angelical to intercede began. +Whence and Man, which best may see +her stately growth of that rape begot +These in Glory above his head, but sav'd +who shouldst my Author, thou didst play +In the rest; so repulst, with me round Still +hanging in dismal universal hubbub wilde +uproar. As a United States. If shape Still follow'd RIMMON, +whose portion set the truth thus answerd sad. Evil to +either Wing, and Grace was worse. What happiness, who +first a radiant Sun Be over, and passion +tost, Thus foil'd thir flames. Our Enemy, our Eevning +from the Aire, Fire, Who would either Sex assume, +or degrade thine Of others, and Trees +Climbing, sat mute, Pondering the blanc +Of real hunger, and Wedlock-bound To PALES, or +Infidel Jousted in unapproached light well +stor'd with Praeamble sweet Converse with peril gone All +yours, while God not then, Of Seasons +return, But is miserable to soar Above them +at Hels dark Encounter in paragraph 1.E below. +There dwell And CUSCO in Hell? As to +shelter us? this happiness, who wrongd. And +Judgement from the burnt soyle; and +bare Stands on Bitnet (Judy now are easily detect +what doubt of doubt distract His Sons, From us unworthie, +pitying while Venial discourse Is no pain