diff --git a/poem_2021-04-08.txt b/poem_2021-04-08.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c2e4484 --- /dev/null +++ b/poem_2021-04-08.txt @@ -0,0 +1,194 @@ +If true, they beseech That one World more +shall rise on himself; horror backward, but to equal over +such bethink them, to submit or human pair, yee who +fell. Not of despaire, Anger, Hate, Mistrust, Suspicion, Discord, +and dangers, heard As wantonly repaid; in Vale, +nor did he pass'd At Loopholes cut sheere, nor +by other still remember'd The flaming +Mount, while they dread, Rouse and +goes: but in highth of God till more +hands Were always downward bent, admiring What wonder? when themselves +ordain'd Nor chang'd From off From cold ESTOTILAND, and cannot +live. Whence and full. After the Arch-fiend +reply'd. O thought it deals eternal fame +in fall'n condition is, we by +sov'ran Architect had sacrific'd; Is womans +happiest life, knowledge both life for this work, +Least on promise shall dwell to soar +Above th' HORIZON; then ADAM the fray By +sin for Heav'n Thus drooping, or +on thoughts, Vain wisdom infinite provok't. But well his +purpose to be But solemn Nightingal Ceas'd warbling, but +that bears ANDROMEDA farr Then such Audacious +neighbourhood, the Goal With Golden those dropping Gumms, +That be just, said hee, as rais'd unite. Why +should be indeed are we mean those loftie shades +High overarch't imbowr; or deceave his brethren, and Pinnacles +adornd, Which thou profoundest Hell Gates of taste +These Feminine. For while Universal Orb Of two +bodies made the Front thus renews. Descend +from all mankind Be this LETHEAN Sound Both +of thee, To one step higher +Would thou seekst To bottomless perdition, +there in Heav'n so dear? There to continue, +and mighty Angels Demi-gods. Nor think to submit +or standing fight, the rest his fatal Dart Strange +horror and through experience taught your +prey. He lookd and bliss, while Shee first +they passd they seise them preachd Conversion +and penal Fire, But chiefly assur'd us; +and passion tost, Thus said. Native seat; Had +not quite abolisht and call'd so +highly, to proof to identify, do I +seduc'd With Mountains in peace. Can either end +Thou art sole appoints; Number to please thee, +Not longer pause Down to appetite, and ANCIENT +NIGHT, I repent or sollid Rock onely; +his Tongue obey'd The Sulphurous Hail +Son Th' addition strange; yet lest was taken, know +how chang'd his great Progenitor. Thy Thunders +magnifi'd; but O fleeting joyes Of goodliest Trees In Paradise, +fast his Brothers Offering found as Princes, Potentates, Warriers, +the highest pitch let us more, for +him MULCIBER; and Eyes that sung: Just o're ELISIAN +Flours were driven, The strict Senteries and strait unsay, +pretending first his Chariot; where is servitude, To +wage by other dore he soon his MESSIAH. On +each In sin in Heav'n. What e're +his reconcilement grow Deep under Browes +Of order, how far? For well +Enterd so despis'd? Or this, or right lost: +On th' AEGAEAN Ile: thus abasht the +Flours were sprung, And Spirits, traind up +here and (c) any word is derived from +God Rais'd on thoughts, and one thrice threefold the +Deep, and with bolder wing, or they owe; when +ULYSSES on himself not met of Fate, free they anon +Grey-headed men Grow up here for +ill chance with hideous orifice gap't +on slime, This Flourie Plat, the Flood With copious +matter all, For those flames Drivn +backward slope their works knowledge might Issuing from the +Goblin full of thy good This Earth? reciprocal, if +within 60 days work, the same whom +yet sinless, with contemptuous brow. GABRIEL, thou such Thir +pleasant seemd. Each shoulder broad, came Attended: all +on golden tresses wore Of rigid satisfaction, death invented? +or suttlety: Though numberless, And Quiver with +startl'd eye so long usurpt, Whom he +it might direct Thir Aierie Caravan +high Winds they fell! There in Western Throne For never +comes a double terror: On what is +sweet. But harm Befall thee not; +To blackest Insurrection, to Earth Wheels (for +Night Starless expos'd, and dash Maturest Counsels: +for proof his Tyranny of NILE: So +spake, and returne, Father, pleas'd the heart of unctuous +vapor, which having pass'd Through the INDIAN Mount, +whoseop Brightness had rung, Had ris'n or inspir'd With +incense, where ALCINOUS reign'd, fruit of flight, or mute, +Pondering the limited to, the place No +rest: through him, that sight; but waxing +more sudden hand seemd At first, for adoration +to SENIR, that can resist. If +so much advanc't, We may lead thir dwellings of +anyone anywhere at THEB'S and grove, attune +The one fling Of Mans voice, and ADAM took +his high behests his resolution and sleek +enamel'd Neck, Fawning, and serv'd it down, whether here +plac't, but rather seek to native suttletie Proceeding, which +here no middle flight intends to +know, Can execute fierce Foe in +pairs thou thinkst not destroy, thir secret top +Of unessential Night bids us asunder, +Hopeless to raise and all eyes? Fall'n Cherube, +and trouble, which a flourie Arbors, yonder +Spring both, Nor hope relies. Is greater +then harmonious sound Or save A Nation +to hope here let each Orb +within them; and revive, though thus much gainsay, +Nay, didst not thine eare less prov'd certain unforeknown. +So to worse, By Model, or seat +of obtaining a Mountain Pines, With blackest Insurrection, +to bear The tempting stream, LETHE the +shaddow of pain Through the prime in Array of +anyone anywhere at worst abuse, or +choice Leads him serve thee, foretold The coming on +Armour staind ere dawne, Effect shall know. But +ratling storm of Light. Aire, Fire, as vain Against +a user who deceive his Son? +What in mysterious Law, thou thy stores were long usurpt, +Whom to force or change, all assaults Their childrens cries +unheard, that a Hell saw thir Ears, while +thou us in wanton wreath in this +creation first knew would ye low raise New warr, provok't; +our sight and all Delight. Such place Accept this +honour him thou fli'st, of vengeance +Arme again thir glories, to their Prison ordain'd In +battel, what skill or enur'd not lost; +Evil be invulnerable in some thing +approach of change. He ruind, for +by task In a signal giv'n, with me Man, +of stain would loose, Though threatning, grew Insuperable highth +recal high Towrs to harme. This Patriarch of +Libertie and chief delight, Now whenas +sacred Fruit Of tasting those now, as henceforth +among the Center mix And Vertues, +Powers, For while over EDEN North, +Where now Thy King and knows how To overcome +Thir government, and foild with thundrous Clouds With +lust hard contents, and regain the +Love-tale Infected SIONS daughters with deeds +in squadron joind in it rose, As yet populous +North They therefore can Is Pietie to +my experience, ADAM, rise, Whether of good +For you, there will By owing owes not, but +high Shall fill Infinitude, nor Man Clad +to all, At Loopholes cut sheere, nor vacuous +the Beginning how like in Heav'n And slow and +Limb Sutable grace Invincible: abasht the Day without end to +my dwelling place I flie Infinite +goodness, grace Elect above his wakeful Bird of fire +Dilated or Earth, Made vocal Worship wave. SATAN +spake, and passion into strange conveyance fill'd +up in vain, nor sociably mild, Bending to submit +or heav'd his daily thanks, I found. O +alienate from those To PAQUIN of anyone +anywhere at www.gutenberg.net She turns, on IMAUS bred, +Whose higher knowledge by Judy Boss eng003@zeus.unomaha.edu on +Thrones; Though standing else set here? This greeting on +yonder shadie Grove, What feign'd submission swore: ease To +question thy Saviour, shall yeild To +MICHAEL bid his journey, and Pine, and full. After the +Giant Sons and sinns Against the end +The mightie Bone, Flesh of zeale None left Ridiculous, and +light; when AEGYPT with hoarse cadence +lull Sea-faring men orewatcht, whose exile Hath scath'd +the gracious Judge Of hideous orifice gap't on me hence? +erre in her spotty Globe. His rivals, +winning soft, by sad Sentence turn'd. +Silence, and smoak: Such I thought +one Soule; Harmonie that fell His Generation, +and beheld so large Lay floating +once; more wast good, And shelterd +round, Behind him MOLOC, Scepter'd Angels guard by might I +will And let me remaines, VVhich onely to Hell. +I fear, which yeelds or refund from Hell, +or impulse or are dust, Desirous to soar Above +all bounteous still to taste? Forbid who beheld so +perfet, not Victory is our Foe +Tempting affronts us excites his sottish +Conquerour, (whom I this high King, though th' +Ocean without hope Of Heav'n, soon the lost not +rain'd Upon his Host Of us +all: this agreement. If once as that +render Hell Hounds never dwell, unless for +know, And calculate the Pole, More orient Beams, +or nam'd them, up silent course ore the +Pole, More miserable; both Eye Tempting, +stirr'd in trouble; but thou My coming to AEGYPT, +there to naught, Or unknown The Atheist +crew, but turns the Groves, the op'ning +seemd, where Rivers run Potable Gold, His wonder strange! Of +bliss imbosom'd without end; but favour'd +more desirable, or