Robo poem for 2021-10-07
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The Throne For dignity compos'd The Calf
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in Men To loathsom grave Aspect
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he dwells not substance, gently rais'd To mee his
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desire To heal the baser fire had
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much to soar Above th' approach of God
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omnipotent, for whom; For know, and
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ANGOLA fardest verge, and press'd her plaint.
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Fall'n Cherube, and food alike destroyes
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In other then Hell: Better abode, those flames Casts
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pale and regain the Fact Is open? or
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heav'd his visual ray To objects
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distant farr, That run Potable Gold, erect and
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Grace, thou Deep, and ILIUM, on Thrones; Though
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last led in hell Precedence, none, whose rich CATHAIAN
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Coast. The doubts that livd, Attendant on Silver wand.
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He ended; when BELLONA storms, With long to
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dewy Eve, A Dove sent I assume,
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And yet who not lost; Evil to tell His
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bright or custome, and what power of
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Hell, And stumbl'd many, who without thir eyes
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more fierce, From Hell trembl'd at all; but
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all bounteous King, and Bowrs, VVith
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wonder, fall'n From out His Nostril wide bounds; beyond
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abstain But that watchd, hee oft they on the fierce
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vengeance and smoak: Such was turnd, but sat on
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Thy choice Here or therein Man
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Extracted; for Heav'n Grateful digressions, and breake Thy miscreated
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Front thus calld The thronging Helms Appear'd,
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and held Gods, since his Herarchie, the
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Name I reign is a copy and
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joy Congratulant approach'd him, life ambrosial Night To thee
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hither EVE, easily destroy'd, and all a wonder strange!
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Of washing them and Thrones and pardon beg, and
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blame lights on Bitnet (Judy now prov'd false. But
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wherfore all thir vast of Battel
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rest; so thou blam'st me shalt give
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due Giv'n me most, and tends to soar
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Above them draind, Exhausted, spiritless, afflicted,
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fall'n. Yet live as mire: for
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grace Invites; for that deign'd To attaine
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The Eevning coole Winds, And me down
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in PALESTINE, and infirmer Sex assume,
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or Sea, Nor stood behind, Whose Eye To
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claim My earthly notion can do aught,
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which follows dignity, might dilated stood, That Glorie
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to thine anger wouldst thy abundance wants Partakers,
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and surpriz'd. As Clouds, Conspicuous farr, whereby
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he convey up rose as AMAZONIAN Targe, And guided
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down as inclination or MAROCCO, or Intuitive; discourse unblam'd: I
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keep, by fight, yet the spicie Forrest huge of
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vernal bloom, or seeming pure, conformitie divine.
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Those Leaves that formd them to my complaint;
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but chief were large, Though sleeping, where it
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possible to side tempestuous fire, His words applause was
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with sacred Song, That equal all, Greatness
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of Nature here condemn'd For one slight bound Within unseen.
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Farr heavier on bliss, Exempt from hence depart, and Stone
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Of woe in Circles as Princes, Potentates, Warriers,
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the brimming stream; fierce desire, In
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at Altars, when most To ask, nor
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to soar Above all Her Nurserie; they part
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in himself lamented loud Their surest signal, they
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prescrib'd, to cherish Our Limbs benumm'd,
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ere well suite with hideous length:
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before them threw me thus, To
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argue in fierce He nam'd. Thus I that
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boast not: for death mature: Peace
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is lost. From Father full terms imposed
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by fraud, though bold, Far otherwise th' excess of
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place: Now wav'd As yet our Primitive great charge with
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sparkling blaz'd, his rising Birth Innumerous living God, whom th'
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Ethereal Skie with Envy and shame obnoxious, and torne With
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Dart Strange alteration! Sin and Wisdom gain'd From
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what higher Would Thunder didst accept as in its
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original darkness bound. Thir nimble feet On
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she preferr'd Before all her kind;
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Whose fellowship I thence conceiving & these Elements
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In whom now fli'st thou? whom to enshrine
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his Crest, and colours mixt: On Hills
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were form'd, Save he so with public peace, and
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Hell and Intercessor none would but in Arms, in
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Heav'n till SATAN, now seen least
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had filld the gather'd beams, and extinguish life so cleere,
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not Victory is dispenc't, and with
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neighbouring Hills Lookd round, That Death denounc't, whatever thing
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that I follow'd RIMMON, whose stol'n
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Fruit The trouble raise: Hast thou
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shad'st The Monarch, and went Obsequious,
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Heav'n Towrs, And surging waves, as wide With
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monstrous size, TITANIAN, or Kid, that Tree now
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into sevenfold rage Can end the
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ambient light. First lighted from night, Scorning surprize. Or
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touch with me downe By me, the
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Mine. Mean while discourse they rise into
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the signe Of day-spring, and laughs the Victor and
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infinite in Hell, a fairer person lost lay
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by, and gigantic deeds. Then feed on bliss,
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while thou desir'st, And Spirits arm'd That
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Mountain Pines, And know not fear'd; should enthrall themselves:
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I that sight; but he made, and humane; A hideous
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length: before the Builders; each milder thought. High
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commanding, now To punish endless? wherefore let dry
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Land He ended foul and Timbrels loud and fully
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satisfied, and ignorant, His head and Brake,
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or inspir'd With violence fear'd aught; And
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happie nuptial Sanctitie of honour, due Confess him indeed Divine,
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That Structure high, now Stream, and formless
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infinite. Thee SION also thy beauty
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adornd. My Bowels, their liveliest pledge Of Pioners with
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revenge: cruel fight, In strictest watch; these Elements In
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Femal Bee Sits Arbitress, and all assaults Their surest
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signal, they choose Arm'd with purpose to return
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From darkness visible Diurnal Spheare; Till thou
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beest he; But follow me, the gracious
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signs of Pomp and dangers, heard The suburb of pure
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of Brute, Whose image of monstrous size, TITANIAN, or Refund"
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described in embraces forcible and shame him out and bid
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the surer barr His Cattel pastur'd late, now for flight,
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and all enflam'd first whom no
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corner leave ye will hear, Light Exhaling
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first the Judgement, whether our new
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World; by decision more To Idols
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through mid Heav'n, Since higher in peace.
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Can make a copyright research on, Chaumping his
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bad Angels watching round? Here Pilgrims roam,
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that shall with vain plumb down he bid
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his pride Soon recollecting, with infinite Abyss Heard farr
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som Magazin to soar Above all Hell within 30
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days Numberd, though in VALDARNO, to extoll His peace,
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denouncing wrauth to shelter us? what well
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understood Of Godhead, gave to tell thee concentring
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all resistance lost, not safe. Assemble thou admit for
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I obey But first approach or with desire, In wise
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In humid Bow, When time this universal
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hubbub wilde Abyss Wide over moist and dearer half,
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The hand the exclusion from God Was I therefore
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also of gayest plume sprinkl'd with Gold. Not long after
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some thing no place. But that
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brightest Seraphim Approach not, who bore
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with brazen foulds discover wide transpicuous aire,
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To me SIN, and wonderful Of refuge,
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and all assaults Their surest signal, they also is
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become my sudden blaze Far off
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From mortal tast Brought forth pernicious highth.
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The hands innumerable scarce perform Nigh on
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himself from thee created, that steep to his Friends, why
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delayes His fall'n Beneath him brought him
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MOLOC, Scepter'd Angels plac'd) Thir guilt the earth a
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Lake, a Heav'n claming second time this day? why
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come call'd him with wings Wide Anarchie of lost All
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amaz'd unwarie brest Of flight with
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Femal Bee Sits Arbitress, and bid cry With
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stench and derides; Not just, That might induce us
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who loves, and huge; in PALESTINE,
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and thee. Is this ill have misst, and laughs the
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uncolourd skie, Or come sole Dominion exercise Wrath
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without complying with Starrs. And summons call'd RAPHAEL, the
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Hierarchies Intends to debate What call'st Me miserable! which
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God Rais'd impious War in half enclose him
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out of Jasper shon Filial obedience: So on
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Thy praise Rather how chang'd to
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parch that strife can doe, But
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fall'n such I Sing Heav'nly love of light At
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Joust and press'd her Judge without end.
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To want, and Femal Sex, and Fowle,
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Ev'ning from Eternitie, appli'd To such united
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force of light, ofspring would suspicious mark,
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As Man (since he nor staid, till
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Noon: For God want Cornice or unenforceability of Heav'n so
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refus'd might have name. But fate inevitable Subdues us,
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and wrought In circuit, undetermind square or have
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marr'd What justly gives me exercise us falling,
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and all infect, And silence thus expell'd
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to shew more? Our stronger, some Purlieu two equal'd
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the Garden of monstrous size, TITANIAN, or
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Death, or refund in opinion stand In our plots
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and taste; But know no nourishment exhale From
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many deeds What next of monstrous size, TITANIAN, or toy
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Of this or detach or TREBISOND, Or bere th' Earth
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Main Promontories flung, which instructs us in Bondage,
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nor less hideous ruine and levie cruel expectation. Yet
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Chains and INDUS: thus forlorne Though threatning, grew
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in Bondage, nor love, so stears
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his attractive Grace, Which uttering thus
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and nobler sights of monstrous Serpent to execute
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fierce contention brought me on, MAMMON, the deep as
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again dissolve Allegeance to either end
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with contrition in Saphir Throne, inlaid with song
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was walkt Frequent; and Peace of such Vertue
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in PALESTINE, and therein or depth, still
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paying, still compassing the Heart they
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