Robo poem for 2021-12-26
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So spake domestick ADAM saw descend A
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Beavie of man; I assume, or
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over-reacht Would not need) Forthwith from the hornes Thir
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happie hours in Love without controule
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Had cast and Grace, wherein shall his
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Meridian Towre: Then such as this
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our unrest, and when with words constraind. Is
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fortitude Of SATAN, so highly, to
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wander forth crept The thronging Helms Appear'd, and casts
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to consult began. The Causey to evil thing
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no other Creatures; yet seen Hovering
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and under this Universe. Look downward on
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the problem. To motion, but EVE separate, circling fire,
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He soon obeyd Innumerable. As at Altars, when Thir
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own invented Torments. But goe and dismal Den,
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Not of anyone anywhere at th' unjust to soar
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Above all mankind. Go heavenly Grace: and concoctive
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heate To me now reignes Full Orb'd the unapparent
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Deep: There was throng'd, the testimonie of Heaven: Thither,
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if Art could repent and laughs
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the floating many Throned Powers, where
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he rear'd me, the Morn when he views The
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silent circumspection unespi'd. Now alienated, distance keepes Till
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The radiant Shrine, Dark with Radiance crown'd Of
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Heav'n, our sighs began. Whence rushing
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sound Of wandering, as offerd himself now beholds the
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Kid; Bears, Tygers, Ounces, Pards Gambold before it
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seem'd, but reflected, shines; That one
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Who from thy only to remaine In every
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Tree of evil; Which to prepare) your prey. He
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who of this text should be sure, and infinite Abyss
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Wide over Lands and Shades, Fit entertainment
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to roar, All these earthly fruits the safe
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unenvied Throne attend: Now shaves with rage; Under
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spread Ensigns marching might Then value:
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Oft times nothing from deep entring
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shar'd All this gloom were dispenst his sojourners depart,
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and works knowledge past MOZAMBIC, off
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As drops that burne Nightly I Am
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found they choose Through wayes that distance argues
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as onely strength to infinite despaire? Which uttering thus
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Eve repli'd. How all Her fardest verge, and
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Power, In dust, Desirous to resist
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our hopes. But ADAM the Beast where thy
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stores were herds Attest thir punishment, False fugitive, and
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vast, a moment through fire purge off ATLANTICK Seas
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Beyond PETSORA Eastward, to blot out of Heaven: Thither,
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if no assault, In Synod met of
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Light as Sea-men tell, Or happiness in
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stature, motion, arms and ANCIENT NIGHT,
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I revive At my day and back
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to submit or refuge; and obedience due.
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To first Men Delighted, or exhorting glorious dost
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thou spok'n as Night Related, and strait unsay,
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pretending first Be not serve In Gems and
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worship God Rais'd impious Crest Sat
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on Bitnet (Judy now returns Day,
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The rule Of mightiest quelld, the
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blessed peace, yet mixt Among the ancient and
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Omnipotent Decree, The Vassals of lost
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lay me are scattered throughout Dominion exercise Wrath
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without bound, unless Heav'ns Host: Mean while
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each hand seemd That cuts us eclipst under
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wrauth, O Spirit, but fairest Fruit, our delay?
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no, let me so sudden hand
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voluptuous, as we need rest; so long stood Of
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hideous outcry rush'd Both to soar Above them more. As
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we may range: To other service then
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all was worse. What though first smiles on
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dry Land to Heav'n, shall need, or ATLAS
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unremov'd: His back recoiles Upon the bottom turn'd
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His farr From mee expung'd and URIEL to fall, o'rewhelm'd
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With gay Traine Follow'd in narrow room
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The Libbard, and Orcs, and Timbrels loud Sung
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Triumph, and with difficulty or Years damp
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horror shot with me. To mortal
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change Of his heavier doom, Yet thence
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Purge off As far whose wisdom seemd,
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or Fruit, Profan'd first To her private
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Cell when they pervert that provided that
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never more glad impress'd his people from us,
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that moves on by people from us down Return
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fair gifts hath in Section 4. Information about Project
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Gutenberg EBook of Hell, or Topaz, to
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me drawn, Rose out this Throne; from people
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who them dwell Permits not; shee to
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anyone anywhere at one stroke Both God alone, To
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thee more; the Spirits with blood Of Mans
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First his head, possessing soon behold. Nor
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stood & each behind Illustrious on men. Immediately a
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bloody Fray; With Blessedness. Whence and feare; Of goodliest
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Trees Of Trumpets loud misrule Of his burning Lake?
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that brightest shine. Whence ADAM at head the
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Giant brood Of Godhead, gave him
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surer barr His punishment, the midnight Revels, by
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me, for the bestial herds Attest
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thir vigor find. Before thy Subjection, but
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waxing more sweet, That Shepherd, who first Made
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answer. Mightie Father, what mould, had need that witherd all
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Windes The penaltie pronounc't, Present, or shadow seem'd, For his
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Makers high Winds ORION arm'd With Frontispice
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of dark Ended rejoycing in hollow dark Ended rejoycing
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in hollow Deep Of order, how
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would ensue This noveltie on Bitnet (Judy now fli'st thou?
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whom no strife with Envy and beginning woe. But
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whom SATAN spake, and gay, Yet parcht with
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diminution seen. First found none, so wak'd
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An Edifice too like This our proper shape
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and chaste PYRRHA to walk the troubl'd how faire,
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but me. Some one and reproach us created,
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and missinforme the sound Or trie In Wood
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fast his happie in its own right And
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felt tenfold Adamant, his glory excites, Or som
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message high Decree; And utter loss,
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That whom the INDIAN Mount, whoseop Brightness had
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spred All kinds, and Earth hadst
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heark'nd to stay In the Hills
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appeerd, Much less hideous Name, when his
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realme, & oft Bank damaskt with
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me is lost; Attonement for I love
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refines The facil gates of good never comes
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not undesireable, somtime Superior; for these raging into deception
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unaware, To seek needless cause Mov'd the snakie locks
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That heav'n his woe. Yet higher foe. Space
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that word DISDAIN forbids thy aspiring Dominations:
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thou what Hellish hate, And ACCARON and
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surpriz'd. As my Eternal to augment Thir
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number, sweet Converse with feare it so,
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yet for proof to move Embattelld; when God
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ordaind; Out of Heaven, down alone
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From all his humble Shrub, And now more;
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sad EVE Thus saying rose The season, prime end
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Still glorious march; but endu'd With Rose as Princes,
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when her steps, Heav'n acceptance; but perverts best we
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by deeds worse rape. These Feminine. For dust conglobing from
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no Creature is ours, Differing but SATAN allarm'd Collecting
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all Her bearded Grove The Deep malice
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fall'n, Father gives Heroic deem'd, I am his Angels; and
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Morn: Nor what ere it rose, and heav'nlie-born,
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Here at http://gutenberg.net/license). 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg is
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for mans behalf Patron or on light; when he
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our eyes, all Sun-shine, as Princes, when man obscur'd,
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But mortal dint, Save with ten fold More glorious
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Maker shon, Majestick though importune perhaps, Not Spirits, and
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sorrow. Sternly he roam'd the fishie fume, That
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one blast of sorrow, doleful shades, where
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The Inwards and Dreams, Or fansied so,
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through experience of night, Scorning surprize. Or in shape,
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If any disclaimer or West, shall
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he created World, Stor'd in Arms Drew
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audience find, seise thee, Thy wish, to do all
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bounteous still to be Gods, and let
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each bough and spread Wide gaping, and
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with Devil stood, That ore the Day
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Eev'n and full. After short pause Down
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right His bountie, following sentence, and Omnipotent none but
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what resolution and various mould, and therein plac't
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in likeness of eternal woe. Yet
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live well thy gift they were falling, had from
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men they plagu'd And various hue;
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by being gav'st them to know, and Rebel
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King of Glorie or waters forcing way to SATAN
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allarm'd Collecting all and levie cruel warres, Wasting
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the Earth: And what highth enrag'd, Will arrogate
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Dominion exercise Wrath without further by whose
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top may produce new begun Early, and twilight sheds
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On that sole cause to execute What
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further way Tore through many Myriads of mankind, in Glory
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above and shadie Grove, What thinkst not lost;
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Attonement for bringing forth, th' AEGAEAN Ile:
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thus returnd: URIEL, one Night He spreads for Deities:
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Then aught but well being naked, and
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scap'd Haply so heav'nly, for the Depth Of
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conjugal attraction unreprov'd, And carnal pleasure, though in mooned
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hornes Thir freedom, they seemd, for Man
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his Eye so as Sea-men tell, Tell, if within
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soare Of Seraphim ABDIEL, then so commanded, and reprov'd,
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retort, Wherefore do all As we again were heard By
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place of injur'd merit, That Shepherd, who at
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our suffrage; for Dayes, and breath'st defiance here
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A Pillar of JAVANS Issue held his Children thou
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bin worse; My motions harmonie or
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Beast that Man hath Hell Grew
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darker at THEB'S and him sore hath slain, Or
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hear'st thou bruise my Guide To fill Of substance, gently
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rais'd From innocence. So Man, Anointed universal
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ruin all things; in Heav'n With thought I be severd,
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we never will And colours mixt: On mee,
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and wandring, each other viewing Becam'st enamour'd, and
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perturbation, and AMPHISBAENA dire, As good will they sung
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Victorious King, though fairest Fruit, nor example high! Ingaging me
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down; there
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