From b966fd54e6f4e89ff716a3d8271b9284f6fd7158 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Olivier Tremblay Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2022 07:45:04 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Robo poem for 2022-06-22 --- poem_2022-06-22.txt | 192 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 192 insertions(+) create mode 100644 poem_2022-06-22.txt diff --git a/poem_2022-06-22.txt b/poem_2022-06-22.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ba659c3 --- /dev/null +++ b/poem_2022-06-22.txt @@ -0,0 +1,192 @@ +Let it be blasphem'd, Seis'd us, naming +thee Paradise? thus dissolv'd; and with speed, and discontinue +all egress. These were not be: Taste this, or flew, +From either end Thou with meats +& these scarce the Minister that departing hence, though +both live, thy pride and one +great Potentate Or all Temples th' advantage then mankinde +higher, Surpassest farr remote, with me ye +Elements In part, such appear'd in dreadful +interval, and proofread public peace, Yet thus, ADAM, at +season judg'd, Or when he created man, +to augment, And ELEALE to soar Above all Temples +th' expanse of strict necessity; Our +doom; which a Gryfon through experience of change. +He added not, as that Hill the most +Project Gutenberg EBook of Gods? where stood Then in and +shame beneath his constant Faith imputed, they threw, and windes +blow To veile the World erroneous to another +Scene. Is no nook, As through experience of som +suppos'd True patience, and grove, attune +The affable Arch-angel, had need All rational delight, +Now alienated, distance due, Though heaviest by gradual scale +With darkness, and low, then they meant, nor EVE +Got them out of mankind, By word +which The stedfast hate: At Loopholes cut sheere, +nor on mans behalf Patron or besieging. This +is fear'd; should all Sun-shine, as fast by doom +is Sovran King, and dance about donations in daily life, +knowledge within thee, ADAM, whom To Judgement +he was seen; his count'nance cast +and fearless, nor Nymph, Nor will he stood not endu'd +With narrow circuit wide. Strait side tempestuous +fire, He left free they onely of mankind, +though Heavens Azure, and sorceries abus'd Fanatic +EGYPT from SYRIAN mode, whereon to havoc hewn, And +inward part Of grassie Clods now swim th' upright +and vital Spirits bright the Seraphim inclos'd +With soft downie Bank the CAPE +OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH 1.F.3. YOU +DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR REFUND - +You two past; and (c) any copy +upon his message high uplifted beyond +thought, less firmly arm'd, Some disadvantage we Stand ready +now to woe, That in multitudes Were +always downward on Bitnet (Judy now rowl, where +thou hear'st thou seest, and heard, here +In six thou art, from the Son, +in Devotion, to spite then free. But neither keen Nor +those colourd plume sprinkl'd with like +In presence to look, just Men +To supplication, heare Of mischief, or +aught divine or elsewhere: For aught +on Bitnet (Judy now Be meant, nor EVE +Ministerd naked, miserable. Let us lies from Eternal +Providence, And guided down in Heav'n so nigh. +Neererhe drew, and blaspheam'd without number, sweet +Converse with grasped arm's Clash'd on himself +beginning knew? Desire with fury all +assaults Their Altars by envious Foe subornd, And +ore the Moon. Thither came the love Our purer +essence then avail though faultie since, Baptiz'd or +cannot survive without Love unequald; but +all assaults Their surest signal, they best prepar'd To spiritual +Natures; only good, Where now reignes Full to my +dwelling God not lost; Evil got, Bad men +(Canst thou covet more. But soon the dire attack +Of Wiles, More aerie, last Eevnings talk, in bredth, +and full. After these a seat Of his +foe. Space that done, to ride in +despair, to disorder'd rage Transports our proper motion +we do, appeard, Not unagreeable, to dust and displace For +you, there take heed least asperses The Sojourners of +monstrous size, TITANIAN, or action markt: about him high +seat Thir names of Jasper shon +Substantially express'd, and shame Cast forth So well I +be deem'd Equal in horrid hair +Shakes Pestilence and Limb themselves, and TREMISEN; On +ADAM, well understood Of SERICANA, where likeliest +was, what know that bad no small +Of EGYPT from the noontide Bowrs: Thus her +pale Horse: to EGYPT, divided and call'd by +this night the shaddow of Death! Must needs must earn. +But yet populous retaines Number sufficient to augment. The +doubt, repli'd. O then with high applauded, and with somthing +more rich Retinue long absent, and eat, they +seemd both ascend Up to realities yeild +To utter and with Arched neck +Between Thee I fell, Self-tempted, self-deprav'd: Man +there crucifi'd, Never to chuse for delight, +Son with surpassing Glory abounds, Therefore thy Seed +is lost. Of force upon his Chariot; where +first smiles Wanted, nor somtimes forget to +its own loss Irreparable; tearms of Hell, With +all Temples th' Herb and mount of God; +That fought at first begins His +full Legion might dwell, Or envie, yet there gentle +brace, Goodliest of som small part, not what other +speedie aide Timely interposes, and therein Man Higher degree +in perpetual agonie and shame hee +inlie rag'd, in narrow frith He scarce blown, Forth issu'd, +brandishing his works in foresight much waste +and warme, Temper or you find Fit entertainment to +tell His flight Of his Saint PETER +at hand, rejoycing in writing (or any purpose +to prie, shall curse My coming on Bitnet (Judy +now high, Which God to whatever +thing naught vallu'd he so superficially +surveyes These Royalties, and sorceries abus'd Fanatic +EGYPT and cry'd out huge in PALESTINE, and with +new begun My Storie to me rais'd, and ILIUM, +on rout, Confusion heard th' incestuous Mother +of sorrow, doleful shades, where The +highth recal high Arbiter CHANCE governs all. +Into th' AEGAEAN Ile: thus cropt, Forbidd'n here, though +the passive both, from SYRIAN ground, or Hell, +or tedded Grass, whose charge with Fire; Nathless he +so far and good; and wilde, A +Mercie-seat above all Her loveliness, so repulst, with BRITISH +and lyes the Trees in Front and grosser feeds the +shades of body opaque can die, Die +hee To trample thee feel Strength undiminisht, +or Earth, who without more bold words +cloath'd in unapproached light imparts to havoc +hewn, And why Obtruded on Sea and endurance. +This having pass'd Through Gods who +last, Rous'd from Just, and pain From AROER +to succeed. If so faire. Round this +days may reign secure, and hee +sat as in Heav'n proclaims him this +can never can uncreate thee of +sorrow, black Clouds With borrowd light the fishie fume, That +kept for none appeerd, Love not less on NORWEGIAN hills, +to Paradise Into their misrule; And hateful; nothing +loath; Flours Imborderd on Bitnet (Judy now Mankind; +whom JOHN saw When Will covet more. With +Gemms of more. So sung of upstart Creatures, as fast, +fear his head, hands, Had entertaind, as soon +returnd, as infinite, That Golden lustre rich +Trees loaden with torrid Clime Smote +on Bitnet (Judy now meetst the earth a voice +he spake. Why comes a cloudy +Chair ascending pile Stood thick shade, a famous +Realme of Nature; some faire Kine From off These Adamantine +Gates; three sev'ral wayes Of ravenous Fowl, Fish, Beast, +or have heard Celestial Father shon +Substantially express'd, and just, said ZEPHON +bold, Will rule; restraint broke peace by me, the flame +driv'n me; whom JOHN saw unseen: At top Of Pioners +with perswasive accent thus excites. Fall'n +Cherube, to impose: He scours the +Name Shall fill Of EREBUS. She spake, and +dangers, heard And long pursuit Back to execute their +great ALCAIRO such wherein consists not; +to dare The Sithe of large for life ambrosial fragrance +fill'd With notes then they durst fix Their +surest signal, they feard; And kennel +there, and Pickaxe arm'd Forerun the assistance they +rag'd Against unpaind, impassive; from mercy shewn On +this Rock or wanton passions in despair, +to soar Above the Pool His living might. +But confidence to taste No inconvenient Diet, nor +with fury yield it deals eternal punishment? Whereto +th' infernal Serpent; he surveys, and call'd MAN, about the +PHOENICIANS call'd In vision thus double-form'd, and +fierie red, sharpning in Heav'n As one root, +and gates of warring Winds, and Director gbnewby@pglaf.org +To our eares, Farr off In +future evil seek Death, Said then no +deep Will arrogate Dominion like those in part Half +sunk down, And flaming Legions dare The Gods Works, and +serv'd it be his cleer Light'ning Divine, ineffable, serene, +Made happie: him raise A pomp Supream, +And elegant, of pure Intelligential substances require As +stood ORCUS and Blank, while Universal Face begins His +Thunder mixt Among our success, Throws his heel; His +fraud or Sun-light, spread Wide gaping, and gates +of Life must appear With goodness bring +Into my words made Thee what seemd +In signe whereof good which both +precedes. So much deceav'd, much less desire +Into th' Ethereal Skie lowr'd, and call'd +From mee or Intuitive; discourse Is lost, +should rise Of congregated Waters he receaves +The Quarters hasted then saist thou? +whom mutual help preserve Unhurt our Lord, +be weak is a sacrifice Glad +was of monstrous size, TITANIAN, or heav'd his +Avenger, since humane reach of electronic works knowledge might +relate of Adamantine Gates; three sev'ral wayes of +Angels, they seemd other wheel the Gates, And +now fulfill'd, that past, the Giant brood Of unblest +feet. Him