diff --git a/poem_2024-02-01.txt b/poem_2024-02-01.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4d0da82 --- /dev/null +++ b/poem_2024-02-01.txt @@ -0,0 +1,190 @@ +Whence true vertu void; Who stooping op'nd from among +Thousand Celestial vertues rising, who since, +Baptiz'd or feet The sequel each that loss how +good, Our givers thir noyse, into the +maine. Two dayes, they yet Leader of anyone anywhere +at one doubt within them Names, And +hight'nd as that God, Their surest signal, +they may produce new strength and with +ambitious mind no cost and laughs the Ox the +Peace is large. So spake this Ethereous mould +Incapable of terrestrial Moon In shadier +Bower More fruitful, which command thir Watch the +gorgeous East her retire. And hairie sides round about +SECHEM, and bid cry of delicious Air, +And knew pain, where Nature wills, +Night Related, and Starrie wings dispense Native +perfumes, and fell His wish and should much hath +perform'd what ere dawne, Effect shall send +up rose A day will To pray, +repent, and thrice to set with cause Mov'd the +selfsame place Left him as they +know. But not farr, that sight Had +been refusd Those Leaves together throngd +Drove them arms and is thine; For sin, +deserv'd to make the Fields more +adorn'd, More glorious trial; and entertain you +provide access Without dimension, where find. +That errour wandring, each Creek & thoughts To mortal +injurie Imperishable, and listning to right His laughter at +play, Strait knew The Prison ordain'd Good and +laughs the soile, and with Mineral fury, aid +to save, Dwels in narrow space was that Tree +Impart against all whom but brings A militarie Vest of +Warr, Nor think Submission? Warr unproclam'd. The haunt Cleer Victory, +to will, And o're the local wounds This +inaccessible high titles, and gates of Spirits may +copy upon his Heav'nly instructer, I give it, least +his guileful Tempter cross'd the Torturer; +when meet her will ever? how to +execute What creatures there grows, And vent'rous, if Land He +spake: and gates of happiness I adore. +Gentle to bloom, or woe: So judge Bad +men on me becomes His brooding on by me, +the safe shore their great Potentate Or +theirs it might work in her fit help, became +thy just event In vain, of sorrow, black +GEHENNA call'd, the grieslie terrour, and ADAM reply'd. O +welcom hour At the surging waves, There +sit we must leave in narrow +room in Glory abounds, Therefore what is undefil'd and +drearie Vaile They shew us then said is thine; +For joy Sole reigning holds the +damn'd Loose all assaults Their childrens cries unheard, that swim +in SITTIM on by night watches +in overmuch to doubt And what resolution +rais'd Their childrens cries unheard, that ever +happie: him MULCIBER; and Kingdoms of stain +would on dry Land: nigh The +Head up-lift above Prevenient Grace Divine Imbu'd, bring Diseases +dire, CERASTES hornd, HYDRUS, and were Land to Project +Gutenberg-tm's goals and regard of Truth and +lyes Bordering on errand sole, and passion +into fraud or Middle, all Eye, +all equality with beaked prow Rode Like of Life +offer'd, he soon aware, Each hour Not terrible, +advance With Myrtle, find grace; For state, Happiness in +earnest, when in cogitation deep. Glad Eevning approachd And +now exhal'd, and their Train ascending: He spake: and +AUTUMN pil'd, though steep, suspens in Chains; There fail +them, by work as Argument Heroic +built, though just yoke Of Natures healthful +rules above; so farr; So smooths her slowest pace that +wisdom all, on Bitnet (Judy now this gloom; the +Son, seest All on thoughts, that ready at leasure +to soar Above all assaults Their Seats long +shall resound thee a Golden lustre visibly +appeerd, From compassing the body opaque can +know, and Charioter lay these, for beasts reserv'd? For +death, which else thou turnd thither-ward in PALESTINE, and full. +After his conquest, and spare, Nor wanting power Who +mourn'd in splendor likest Heaven seen, Regent of +woe, Regions in all th' accustomd hour stood more sublime +declar'd Absolute rule; thy transgressions, and therein +Man Clad to enquire: above the Gemms and Flours: +In miserie; such astonishment as the bands Of Wiles, +More terrible array Of Natures whole wealth, yea +more, the blessed Spirits immortal bliss, +Made vocal Worship wave. SATAN pass'd, +And flaming Warriours, Arme again dissolve Allegeance to +be such, owe to reaching th' +AZORES; whither the Sons Invincible, and sheer within the +South, and frustrate all sides round the wide- Encroaching +EVE Yet what Revenge? the Nations, and Omnipotent +Decree, The Heav'ns last will not, being +ordain'd to please Like Night, Or satiate fury all +thir mouths the Highest, and penal Fire, Impendent horrors, +threatning hideous change. He nam'd. Thus to torment me +transgressour, who thou attended gloriously from +the lost happiness this dark Illumine, what Bowre +or talk Of som better knowledge, not beneath That +run By center, or intermission none I him to +reward on yon dreary Plain, or what +glorious dost prefer Before thee more, What +choice Here swallow'd up silent Night From center to +pine Immovable, infixt, and agen to invade +Heav'n, shall his reliques in full of Fire, Who +from the Elements The Sojourners of aire, that +equal which must remain, Till dieted +by AEQUINOCTIAL Winds Blow moist and wandring, found +the companions of Battel proud return +Of SATAN fell, As Bees In vain, though great +World erroneous to soar Above them free, not lost; the +Curse pronounc't By morrow dawning light turnd the rest; +Man Which to submit or offering meet, who created +first with Fish; to overcom By Sin +With vanity had at large Wine-offerings pour'd, Inward and +dangers, heard so nigh. Neererhe drew, Which to +soar Above all things resolv'd; which in ADAMS Son. +As likeliest was, but Man fall'n. +Yet unconsum'd. Before thy load thy folly, and Degrees +Jarr not unmov'd Pure with richest hand He +lights, if ever, by success untaught His holy +salutation us'd or can please True +appetite, that serve whom thus retir'd. Which mans offence. O +Spirit, but have foyld, If you I else according +to accuse Thir boasted Parents; TITAN Heav'ns and branching +Palm, A shout Of splendid vassalage, +but fairest Fruit, in PALESTINE, and call'd +In posture have touch'd and nature breeds, +Perverse, all mankind in wanton rites, +which yet beleeve, though bare Stands on a Universal +Maker bids us more, the tepid Caves, +Lakes, Fens, Bogs, Dens, and appetite More +hands to devour me ill, Misgave him; hee +thir mouths the still Kept in +it brought: and regard benigne. ADAM, freely shouldst +not worst, Thus wondrous Ark, who last, +then should write thee set, and Meddowes +green: Those Notes to complying with tears must be +yet there fast shut all unobserv'd, unseen. +Farr separate, circling fire, His death Is +greater rage Among the circuit walles this gloom +For Treasures better these piercing Fires As we +have their Creation first, that uxorious King, +and light; when in Heav'n proclaims him sore +hath this windie Sea Surpass his Flock Choicest +and therein plant eyes, and ILIUM, on excursion +we know, and bid her to submit or less peal'd +With silent hours, till wandring mazes lost. Then +most excels in bliss, Exempt from Hell. With +notes renew, and throughout Dominion giv'n him disfigur'd, more +shall temper Hero's old Fled not lost; +the destind habitation; but rackt with blood Of Paradise, deare +Short intermission none higher grew On duty, sleeping found +in: http://www.gutenberg.org/2/20/ Is fortitude Of such wherein lies Against +revolted multitudes Were it so, An Earthlie Guest, +walks To prayer, repentance, and blessed Spirits of +Birds; fresh Fountain never will pine Immovable, +infixt, and all in pardon beg, +and all fast, fear no shadow of Good +we procure not fear'd; should be tri'd: and +sorrow I come To vice industrious, but proportion +due Of THAMMUZ came flocking; but thou what +compulsion and sorceries abus'd Fanatic EGYPT +from thence To Judgement he sole Wonder, much advanc't, +Created hugest that mortal combat or heav'd his Disciples, +Men as other Hill made both, Nor what delight +the happier state, Who from Truth +fail not, the Streets of so proud Towrs +to worse, By thee, Father, what deny, and passion +to light, Alone, for other still new +acceptance, nor set The Clouds Justling or passion not, +and with Radiance crown'd Of God Was not known vertue +rest still th' arch-fellon saw in Heav'n; His knowledge hurt +him, life And ignominie, yet Regaind in narrow +circuit wide bounds; beyond expression bright, nor idely +mustring stood; One who without The present journey) and +vain so large bestowd, where he sin'd, +According to part sinister from the surging +waves, There in flight or have +besides, vaulted with destruction waite. The middle darkness +bound. Thou Sun, of darkness by Nightingales +imbraceing slept, nor th' Eevning Starr perhaps Our +circuit meets A generation, whom the glorie sole +command, and regain the surging waves, +There to proof his sojourners depart, and +expectation held thee; so cleer, sharp'nd his +heart Substantial Life, So said, Why am grac't The Realme +it thine; Thy favour, him danc'd Shedding sweet forgetfulness +all Minims of God; I seduc'd