Robo poem for 2023-11-11

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+If rightly call'd, and dance they know him, 
+and Vallie, Rivers, Woods, and lyes the signes of envie, 
+or Mountains now learn by me, of this 
+Night, Circle his radiant Files, Daz'ling the rest entire Shon 
+with deep as those grim Warr; no 
+Decree I seduc'd With unexperienc't thought, 
+and violence Against th' Almightie, thine 
+By Merit more To have the Devil stood, 
+Scarce thus high behests his Wing, and shame 
+obnoxious, and Ocean wave. SATAN repli'd. Was 
+understood, the companions of solid might 
+in Heav'n so besides to swim in narrow 
+vent appli'd To Battel proud imaginations 
+thus 'gan EVE With noises loud Sung 
+Triumph, and Omnipotent From what before Dwelt from unrest, and 
+repossess their State Put forth whatever creeps Luxuriant; mean 
+Drawn round this night or 1.E.9. If true, here 
+with smoak, all one; how have touch'd and 
+seem strait, rough, dense, or Sea, he 
+slept: in Heav'n is derived from pain, 
+had'st thou think, though the Garden of 
+Artifice or Hell, say he fulfill His mirror, with 
+Mineral fury, aid aspiring Dominations: thou 
+that bad Angels arm'd, this nethermost Abyss And of 
+thousands, once And higher knowledge by Nightingales 
+imbraceing slept, nor care And now expect 
+to seek to soar Above th' angelic 
+Quires of Death! Must eat, And 
+horrid fray By th' imbattelld Seraphim Approach not, so 
+over us prohibit all assaults Their Seats 
+long stood Unterrifi'd, and Arms Fearless to hand; for 
+evil Conscience represented All Nations, and down, together 
+crowded drove them who loves imbraces met, 
+ADAM call'd. There alwaies, but in VALDARNO, to Battel proud 
+ambitious mind By som Magazin to ours, Differing but 
+cast him a crowd Swarm'd and indecent overthrow 
+and secure: tell Of Law, true in it 
+profit thee set, Wherein true Love not shut. 
+And fell flat, and press'd her purple Grape, and 
+whelmd Thy bosom, Son thus divinely fair, But 
+our exile Hath lost All left, A race 
+contend, And for yee little which op'nd wide 
+bounds; beyond the brightning Orient Colours waving: 
+with aw whom MICHAEL smote, and freely what by 
+right endu'd With some part In pangs, and praise, 
+The Heads and by change Befalln us 
+less, In billows, leave in despair, to 
+restore The thoughts, to tell His fraudulent 
+Impostor foule Ingendring with heart too fast 
+shut Excel'd her gulf can close the fee 
+of sorrow, doleful shades, where none could 
+they please thir Matrons to approve not 
+spare, Nor alter'd his memorie, as Night receives him know, 
+Not only extold, Son Th' APOCALYPS, heard and 
+RHEA'S Son Young BACCHUS from the resonant 
+fugue. In sorrow abandond, but chance Re-enter Heav'n; now has 
+agreed to participate All things, and dry 
+Land He with crescent Horns; To us, 
+how glorious sight, when high Creator; some 
+regard Should favour deign'd. Thee Native Soile, for 
+him, nor seemingly The Calf in it nightly 
+by Death amain Following his more pleas'd her. O 
+Sun, now abated, for Thou surely hadst in Thicket, 
+Brake, or choice the graine With 
+spots of terrestrial Moon Rising Sun To PALES, 
+or besieging. This Desart soile Wants 
+not on errand sole, and though both of 
+Mississippi and all prodigious things, or whose high 
+Winds ORION arm'd That singing up here Varied his 
+solitary flight; som relief of Seales and Stations 
+thick bestrown Abject and complain that 
+sight, If then be much advanc't, We 
+can resolve. VVhen I haste His Loyaltie he 
+in small reflection gaines Of destind 
+aim. But longer in mooned hornes Thir 
+branches overgrown, grottesque and keen, shattering the 
+left Among so low From th' Archangelic Power Or 
+Bright effluence of SYRIAN ground, had 
+wove with me transgressour, who since, but favour'd more 
+woe. Yet Virgin Majestie Divine, Sweet is equal, and 
+mee thy overpraising leaves us the odds, while 
+expectation when she what all good; And 
+HERONAIM, SEONS Realm, beyond Compare of other 
+whirlpool steard. So wise deport, Though chang'd at Altars, 
+when first they seem'd A mightie Spheare 
+A place from THYESTEAN Banquet, turn'd His Adamantine Chains 
+and Scepter which resounds In pangs, and 
+can Bird Sings darkling, and Omnipotent Decree, 
+The Calf in Waters from SYRIAN mode, whereon we 
+skill of life. So sung to 
+all; but over his sake will acknowledge whence thither 
+rowl'd Diurnal, or High; because from 
+outward lustre; that livd, Attendant on your Rational; and 
+keep, by John Milton Whence in her prime, 
+to accord) Man Restore us, that 
+edge: it away or thir own, and man created 
+things gaze admiring: Oft to doom 
+frail World; by dire event, That under conscious Night 
+receives From my Lot. Shall tremble, 
+he gives me loath to pervert that forgetful Lake 
+thir several one who live by despair: we must leave 
+askt of operation brings Knowledg of Bread? With God, 
+thereby Fame is most afflicts me, the Zenith 
+like which thus EVE Persisted, yet in full 
+wrauth shall burn, and soon failing, 
+meets A long after next and Timbrels loud was 
+now 'Twixt upper, nether, and freely with twelve Sons 
+of Sulphur. Thither came With soft Pipes that 
+first broke peace yet but with cursed 
+crew who scap'd his Traine Follow'd in OREB since 
+the Aerie wheele, Nor motion we 
+mean to fit for ever, bountie of joy 
+Sole reigning holds the double-founted stream Of human Race: 
+what was worse. What better life with me 
+thy flight. ADAM relating, she needed 
+Lute or Faerie Elves, Whose annual Voiage, born 
+of Morning, Dew-drops, which who hold Caelestial Spirits with 
+public peace, yet remain'd; There was not restraind as 
+in Heav'n so stears his burning Lake? that 
+voyce, their hideous fall In favour equal which God 
+only, shee in it intends; till by success untaught His 
+end, And high mount of Mountains in 
+PALESTINE, and longing eye; Nor did eate. 
+Forsake me once, now improv'd In sweet Converse 
+with infernal Serpent; he caus'd to her part; but 
+that walks To forked tongue ineloquent; 
+for thou shad'st The Grandchilde with song was created, for 
+Man, immortal bliss, Exempt from thy 
+offerd grace in utmost power hostility and fierce contention brought 
+Of Thrones above, From Pole to mee, so 
+Perhaps hath shed MAY Flowers; and shall the 
+happier then silent stream, LETHE the ambient 
+light. First thy Spheare; Till night, then gon 
+forth were joyn'd The number last appeer 
+Hell 'Twixt upper, nether, and thee. If him 
+receav'd With Heav'ns ascent of Hell, or ridge 
+direct, whence his hopeful sheaves Prove 
+chaff. On a cumbrous flesh; but mee 
+adornd With stubborn patience as him thanks, I 
+purchase deare Short intermission none I could have; 
+I Sing Heav'nly spoils, our scant manuring, and smoak and 
+stedfast Empyrean rung, Had rous'd the 
+vault of Satan our equal: then or loud; and 
+Harangues are gon to abide JEHOVAH 
+thundring noise Of his reign, and paine, Against 
+revolted Spirit, thy transgressions, and moist, 
+and ILIUM, on all obey'd The seat 
+of thee, To question thy Creature 
+in her soft slumbrous weight of 
+God; I repent or DRYAD, or who not 
+SATAN spake, and Warr. Each thing that 
+flow'd Fast by me thy only 
+canst redeeme, Thir spicie Drugs: they stood, Tables are 
+gon forth all summ'd thir Ivorie Port the Pow'rs 
+of far renown'd, Th' ascending rides Audacious, but 
+in Triumph high words, actions oft In billows, 
+leave in despair, to fulfil is that swim th' AEGAEAN 
+Ile: thus renews. Whence and serv'd 
+it be Here let mee reproach Rather how may dwell 
+And various Names, till peace yet faithfull how 
+like In common, rang'd for ever tun'd, that 
+grew, there command Shall enter now 
+debate; who live thus they slept Fannd 
+with superfluous moist consumes: But follow thee, reign secure, 
+and sue for different Motions move? Which they 
+beheld; Birth-day of violence of light, Save what ere 
+they chang'd to enrage thee bring, Fruits at THEB'S 
+and imperial Powers, For thee set, With every 
+Beast, more Communicated, more strength conceal'd, Which 
+to wander through experience taught the Son, Possesses thee somthing 
+more she knew would end but torture 
+without leave Thy ofspring, sole proprietie, In 
+VALLOMBROSA, where store, Flours her swelling Breast 
+Naked met conceaves delight, And now serve in Front 
+to Paradise In factious opposition, till firmer thoughts 
+and involve, done to soar Above the weight of Pomp 
+and coast of pain, this less desire To 
+their leave? and longing wait The Gods 
+Image whom mutual help preserve Unhurt our Elements, 
+on Thrones; Though thither brought My early care, Not 
+then so large and receiv'd; but 
+of God; I sollicite thee worthiest to Worlds first 
+begins Her mischief, and shalt bring obedience tri'd, now 
+has agreed to seek her own first, who first 
+resolv'd, If steep, suspens in Glory extinct, and 
+therein or distributed: Of immortalitie. So dreadful Thunder hath 
+wrought In counterview within Shall with richest hand A 
+refuge from despair Thus at Heaven Left 
+them whelmd, and at which God saw, with fruit 
+surcharg'd, Deigns none but Life to warn proud return 
+With loss and grove,