Robo poem for 2021-05-12
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If him next himself can this Heav'n receiv'd
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us onely Tree Down had rung, Had
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been reveal'd Divine effect of vengeance
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pour'd. Forthwith upright And high Decree;
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And publish Grace Immense I him indeed Divine, And
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after showers, Nor wanting power hostility and Gold,
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Fruit Divine, And call judicious; I sprung, As
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my power Without wrauth bent he pass'd, and
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paine, Can execute fierce He led him for Heav'n,
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But faded splendor likest Heaven could
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it so, since they receive? What readiest path leads up
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he who hold his sight Of Nights extended long
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after to taste of God's high
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Creator; some were Land In things
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visible Serv'd only sign That ADAM
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his womb was inwoven shade His sad overthrow
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and outrage: And Trumpets loud that fail not
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lost; where he fell, how can doe, since
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I assume, or exhorting glorious once O're Sea should
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be sin derive Corruption to ADAM
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now now, his own? ingrate, he fell,
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And thus renew'd. Not hid, Progressive, retrograde, or
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shame: Which his crew I pursue
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Vain wisdom seemd, Stood reimbattell'd fierce, by strength
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and Potentates and secur'd Long to no
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account, But as chief; among the horrid strides, Hell scap't
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the middle flight of him, such wherein
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no cost them to learn True appetite,
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more might There oft times the Foundation
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and breath'd immortal fruits to Die; How art
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perfet, not thus, ADAM, and gratious
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purpose to them the Hills amid the
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terms too large field, I among Thousand Celestial soile,
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and love, Uninterrupted joy, Heav'n created, needs no
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corner leave Thee SION also arme Our
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walks Invisible, except whom no mate For had left some
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that ever to enquire: above his under this
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license and shame in bounds Of happiness entire.
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Then first by e-mail) within our state
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and various; somtimes on Internet eng003@unoma1 on thy love,
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Love Had audience, when Orient Pearl & shade on
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errand sole, and soon In vision thus
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obtain a Gryfon through Mazes, lead me
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let th' amaz'd So farr Thir Brood
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as great Altar smoak'd; yet unnam'd) From a Cherube
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and plac't us good, Where pain Torments him;
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round As deep array on those two
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approachd And ore the gratious purpose hath
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shut out. So farr his own, Thou lead'st me,
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the brightning Orient Colours waving: with jealous
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leer maligne Ey'd them loud Their Altars by me here
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and with reflected Purple and slothful: yet he impregns
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the radiant visage round About him that Just met,
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ADAM discernd, as if in it divide
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our success, Throws his flight He spake: and AFER
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black GEHENNA call'd, Forbidden Tree, If he wore,
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to foresight much of shame beneath his
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Pride Had lively vigour left from SYRIAN
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ground, Insect or hypertext form. As liberal and whisper
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whence learnt: who at no Spie, With thousand Banners rise
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A pomp Supream, And shadowes, of promoting
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the vault of lamentation loud Hosanna's
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fill'd All I therefore was giv'n, with bland words
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so justly then half perhaps I
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be both Mind or Song, That fought
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at THEB'S and power God incense His vastness: Fleec't the
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rebel Host, rode begin, Or dim thine eye Views
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all before thee Receive new Wine
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intoxicated both wings he held me; but anguish
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and passion not, But goe Before
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all Her loss, That little think The
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rest or Office now To thir odoriferous wings a
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voice Forbidding; and therein stand. For
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which requires From him, colour'd then
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smallest Magnitude close design, by sad event, That
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stood Then who not else as
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fast, With Man, Or fansied so, as
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our afflicted Powers who late they
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naked strove, Stood on me thus, and through
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dire Arms? yet sinless, with rage; Under thir baleful
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eyes they sit indulgent, and dying to bloom,
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or middle Tree Impart against Heav'ns perpetual King;
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And higher foe. Space that bad plight,
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devise Like his, or strict watch On high; No
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ingrateful food: and gently rais'd us not approacht by
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Judy Boss eng003@zeus.unomaha.edu on Hill SATAN paragond.
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There was but rackt with bluster
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to evince Thir embryon Atoms; they
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see and dark materials to behold At Loopholes cut sheere,
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nor turnd at home, While time in
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fears and doubt distract His benediction so, for
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delight of ABRAHAMS Loines to enjoy thir joy, Fruit
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Of sacrifice, and tedious pomp of Hell, and
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left them arms Fit retribution, emptie as ill not
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lost; Evil got, Bad men orewatcht, whose clarion
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sounds and Timbrels loud acclaim. Thence more at
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worst extreams, and rule, Each to submit, hee Who first
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sort In Pearl, in creating hand what
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Bowre Oreshades; for God On whom
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New warr, provok't; our present object His wish
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and all Her Nurserie; they sit secure
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I receav'd, to soar Above them Divine effect
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of Heav'ns That thou resist. If him out
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for of TARTARUS profound, To answer, and shame
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To mortal Dart Strange alteration! Sin to havoc fabl'd
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Knights In Paradise, Now Night Darkens
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the dusky Air Shorn of Fate, Fixt Fate,
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So many comforts, till wantonness and repulst
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Whatever sleights none thence To mortal combat or
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Air, Weighs his prey, and unmov'd, Unshak'n,
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unseduc'd, unterrifi'd His Seat Of immortalitie.
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So savorie odour blow'n, Grateful digressions,
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and Bird, Insect, or Days, months,
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and slothful: yet not fear'd; should by favour
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and Fowle flie above them that? can create, and
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strait Op'ning thir mornings rural seat soon enclin'd
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to universal shout Loud as in
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reward on IMAUS bred, Whose Bed is just Men Obedient
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to Synod of God; I hate, And
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wheel the grand foe To speak; whereat
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I found. O Prophet of other immediate stroak; but
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all with perfidious hatred they anon Down
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from sence of zeale ador'd Among the low
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creeping, he surveys, and place testifies, and
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shallow to this haste the Pool
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His own Temple, on golden Chain To
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Spirits Masculine, create another Heav'n Gate reply'd; Hast thou
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satisfi'd With burnisht with tempest loud: Here swallow'd
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up drew, Which then his degree
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Disjoyne us, linkt in Heav'n they
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would creep, If rightly nam'd, but hast'n to
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me down he mixt with ambitious aim Against
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the companions of darkness! full bliss. Scepter shalt Reigne Both
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him with me loath Us both despoild, Made
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flesh, when RAPHAEL, the fiercest Spirit coming
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of delicious taste: Betwixt ASTREA and shame
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Of mighty leading Angel, nor to concerne
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Unpractis'd, unprepar'd, and drearie Vaile They
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eat, And Palate call by nature, will
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be bound his approach Darkness they bow, of Cherubim
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In MALABAR or creating derivative works, and up with
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speedier flight Through CHAOS to do against thir Orbs,
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Or satiate fury yield it so, And manifold to
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Speculations high sufferance of him, life dies, death lives,
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and drearie Vaile They who ought good JOSIAH
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drove him, in PALESTINE, and Timbrels loud misrule
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Of force Powerful perswaders, quick'nd appetite, more wonderful
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Of nuptial Sanctitie of pure Amber,
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and Battlements adorn'd With conquest, and rais'd Others among
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the Carr of Celestial Tabernacles, where PILASTERS round
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Still hanging in wanton passions in Man may shew
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thee unblam'd? since God in silence to
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trie, what evasion bear The Hell scarce
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up so endur'd, till first thir God-like food?
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The great for that Glory, whom SATAN
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hasting now hid, now misery hath also
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found the pretious bane. And high Fled over Hell
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Com'st thou, who for in Heav'n.
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But follow thee, Natures desire, Inclinable now wak'd,
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and instead of anyone anywhere at one Returnd
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not mounted scale With gay Her Virgin Majestie
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seemd In a gastly smile, to contend, And bring
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forth good, forbids thy tidings carrie to
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men (Canst thou thy piercing Fires Ethereal, and
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till my flight the Mossie Trunk I
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knew I could pittie Heav'ns I fell,
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how awful reverence none can advise,
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may stumble on, MAMMON, the INDIAN streams; Abhorred
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STYX the rising with Justice, bids, His single as lowest
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end Them whom hast rightly thou hee,
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and therein Man disobeying, Disloyal breaks
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his wakeful Bird When SATAN except,
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Who sees Of ARABIE the grieslie terrour, and
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force Death expos'd The thickest Trees, what eyes Directed
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in fears and ignorant, His captive talk Of unblest feet.
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Him followed his loftie shades High
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honourd more? Here, happie state with my folly
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shewes; Authoritie and Shield, half on FLORA breathes, Her Nurserie;
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they chose his EYE pursu'd him repli'd.
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To mortal sight Pleas'd, out of Man ere
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man fell, Self-tempted, self-deprav'd: Man And visage incompos'd Answer'd.
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I yeild To argue in PALESTINE, and all
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Temples th' Olympian Games or Faerie
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Elves, Whose easier to bear, Our circuit wide
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bounds, Nor holy Eyes; With adverse power on
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golden seat's, Frequent and soft layes: Others apart
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sat on himself and fansie that rape begot These are
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a round Environ'd wins his aide;
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As far worse relapse And twentie thousand
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fadom deep, & dance they beseech
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That fought The second, which both one
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forbidden to woe, Mee disobeyes, breaks his native innocence,
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Defaming as Night alterne: and foule, Eject him make
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Gods might work us too fast sleeping
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found them I upon my left but follow
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strait,
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