From e1ebdf03b60cd3b2c3eefd8914a829beca1b86a6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Olivier Tremblay Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2020 07:45:04 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Robo poem for 2020-12-06 --- poem_2020-12-06.txt | 195 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 195 insertions(+) create mode 100644 poem_2020-12-06.txt diff --git a/poem_2020-12-06.txt b/poem_2020-12-06.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cb2bfce --- /dev/null +++ b/poem_2020-12-06.txt @@ -0,0 +1,195 @@ +Produced by surprize To come and gates +of thee, and stray'd so foul, +once past, return'd them preachd Conversion and wide +was giv'n, with shining Globes, Earth +Wheels her frozen Continent to execute What +when thousands trooping came URIEL, though Spirits immortal +hate, And Chains and thrice in +Triumph and ride in Circles as Sea-men tell, +With superstitions and passion into th' excess +of light, Directly towards the deep: So +down Warring in Judgement to force effected not: them +in thine and Timbrels loud that +mortal or degrade thine Of Trumpets sound +The Hemisphere Divided: Light from the Giant Sons Hurl'd +headlong from him sole complacence! well refresh't, +now (Certain to heare thee unblam'd? since he it be +yet confest later then wander through middle +round with hideous joyn'd That fought The one +short permit to accept Alone thus +double-form'd, and ought I heard, here +in Guard thir shoar: Such restless +thoughts, and ruinous (to compare Great joy +in connexion sweet, Nor FAUNUS haunted. Here +in haste His lapsed powers, Terror +of Death; from labour, to soar +Above the Sea should ascend Up led His peace, +Yet unconsum'd. Before all assaults Their Seats long Intended to +hazard in Heav'n. And over moist and +expire. What Heavens Fire Compact of +monstrous Serpent kind for beasts reserv'd? For still +th' upright with mee, Mee though +not obeyd, Immediately the riches of Life. Nor great +deliverer, who without was this punctual +spot, a guard Angelic plac't. To ADAM first a +Rampart. MAMMON led His death brought into the frown +Each Plant & Bay After his +hopeful sheaves Prove chaff. On golden Scales, yet +from Heav'n were the influence Of +Trumpet from men of Panim chivalry To mortal wound Pass'd +frequent, and all mankind in hateful strife, hateful +strife, hateful Office mean, & soonest recompence it so, since +created World Be infinitly good, Departed from +copying, distributing, performing, distributing Project Gutenberg +is large. So started back, It seems, +In Bowre I adore. Gentle to that +Milkie way Pursues, as Armies at +leasure to accord) Man of Heaven, or shame: Which +uttering thus BELIAL came single; hee +sat On his face Deep scars of prowess next +command. To trample thee first a prospect from knowing +ill. Southward through infamie seeks Our purer +essence then his restless thoughts, that Region dolorous, +O're Shields Blaz'd opposite, A Foe pursu'd +(though more, it pregnant: What creatures +there Coasting the Place or woe and +Plaine, Soft-ebbing; nor uninformd Of sacrifice, and shame Of force +upon his resolution rais'd us he fram'd, +unlightsom first, who not worst, Thus drooping, or West, +or when ZEPHYRUS on me for high +extoll Thy Rebels, or level pavement: +from liveless to joyn; and Hail holy Eyes; With cause +Among our faults, and flaming Armes, and +deifie his neather Empire up from the Host +on flours, much wondring at larg) and terrible, though +great Idea. Up he sends a Beast, +Bird, nor think to be, who seemd Undaunted. If +these walks forth, and goes: but chief delight, The +Serpents all assaults Their great adventurer from whose wisdom +seemd, where most just; this ASSYRIAN mount CASIUS old, +to feare Under spred Among those To argue in like +folly shewes; Authoritie and therein dwell. +For man fell, Nectarine Fruits at eeve In some say, +How fully hast deignd a spacious Gap disclos'd Into +th' AEQUATOR, as Sea-men tell, With Eevning Starr +bright Arms, In emulation opposite to tell how adore, +From off From Mans woe and began Thir +stellar vertue rest or re-use it be blest, +with Devil enterd, and soft'n stonie hearts +shall found this variety from PELORUS, or middle flight +from himself in her Heav'nly Muse, that Tree her +his flight Aloft, incumbent on Bitnet (Judy now changing; +down To mortal or paine. Far off +From their lot in fears and +full. After the good, Where all Temples +th' unwieldy Elephant To mortal foe, Though chang'd +with ease thir lot shall write, +To mortal tast Brought her ends. Is +this text should not safe. Assemble thou seest, +and Torneament; then appeer'd Spangling the wing, or CYRENE'S torrid +Clime perhaps Our eye-lids; other to Death +to decree, Mine eare ever to jollitie +and flaming Armes, Weapons more thou with corporeal to +accept Alone thus milde Zone of things; in Glory +witherd. As if Predestination over-rul'd by collision +of fierie Tempest shall his Meridian Towre: +Then aught appeers, And should with +suttle Magic many Throned Powers, For now, returnd +as violent stroke To gird the frown +of Natures Womb, that one peculiar grace +They destitute and envying stood, Yet willingly +chose Fit to climbe. Thence more pleasing light Round +this essential, happier life, knowledge past in +endless gratitude, So spake the VVell of new +praise. With mortal doom'd. How due! yet +regular Then such counsel in spight of mankind, though th' +effect of MICHAEL smote, and fix't as +Sea-men tell, Or do all assaults +Their surest signal, they saw, thus cri'd. 1.E.8. You +may range: To fill of darkness! full +of Waves be worse felt unusual weight, till at +Table was, what may range: To mortal combat or +SILVANUS never slept, nor touch; here +Chains & formd us long absent, and +willing feet submissive Charms Smil'd with obscure sojourn, while +Sonorous mettal blowing Martial sounds: At thir +bright Sea Swallows him to worth thy +inexperience what hope to us, and full. +After the Realm of bliss on such day pass't, +or accept Alone thus and how. Not +unattended, for that Fruit, in telling wound, and passion +to glorifie thy State Shalt in PALESTINE, and +splendor wan; who approve not taste Of two strong +Leads up Both to do against such resemblances +methinks I chiefly assur'd us; and all +a brutish that finds her course intended; else to +remove Behinde them, th' unwelcome news had +Of fierce PHLEGETON Whose vertue and effect +of man, Under yon dreary Plain, or his +bounty so scap'd Haply so proud ambitious +aim Against our Eevning and passion mov'd, Disdainfully half +enclose him soon. Thou from hearts desire. Nor God, +promisd Race, His Seat provides For ever +to resist our Seed be yet argument +blasphemous, false Philosophie: Yet least Though all involv'd Thir +universal Dame. Is this ill Mansion: +intermit no eye On either side, and go, +Going into the faint Satanic Host but favour'd +more Causes import your wings mantling o're the shatter'd +side up here art sole appoints; Number to +do practically ANYTHING with Fowle flie is +her waite, As Man he make +a Creature can comprehend Thir nimble +feet The Vassals of punishment, However I that +I thence on golden hue Appeerd, with +almost no reason; who renounce Thir stops and endurance. +This essence then I suppose If rightly thou didst +depart, and gates of promoting the Moon. Thither full face +Confounded though the Lord, as nam'd BEELZEBUB. To evils +which the Dorian mood Of DAPHNE by Limb Sutable +grace With blackest Insurrection, to incline his decent +steps Over thir grassie Clods now +all things His heart, unfelt before. If +Earth At length The first convex divides The stonie +hearts To serve in dust shalt goe, +And various objects, from begging peace: for +flight, Thou know'st; Thou from his +heavier fall: so much less ancient and +Beast and all th' Impereal Throne Encompass'd +shall die, By som small infantry +Warr'd on a death thou canst +not. Hast thou appeer, and all past Of +Union or strength, And fix farr Then loose +from men wont his retreate To wed her +warmth then in me remaines, VVhich onely Son; On +duty, sleeping found beyond Frighted the Celestial Panoplie all +mankind under his fall, o'rewhelm'd With gay Religions +full resplendence, Heir Of some praise him still, That +ye find, for who is Man, SATAN except, +Who can doe, Our Authour. Heav'nly Maker, +be quite shut out. So deep world +Of hard Mov'd on yon celestial Sign +Portentous held on errand sole, and +shout, return'd up stood and soft'n stonie +hearts contrite, in part Still as +this eBook or Heaven shalt look Drew audience and with +hideous change. He never will shew Rather admire; or +steaming Lake, a gleame Of immortalitie. So willingly chose The +adverse Upon himself; horror shot with quick instinctive motion +of bad Angels watching round? Here +watching round? Here finish'd hee, but a +flaming rode Followd with jocond to +taste? Forbid who moovd Thir specious deeds worse He lights, +if that watchd, hee permits Within the work, But +opposite to INDIANS known In Heaven, down alone I +keep, by thir shapes old EUPHRATES to +sense With worship, place and passion to +transgress. Professor Michael Hart, the reaking +moisture fed. Strait side subducting, took +Allarm, And life And Brute as set free +From out of Hell, then mankinde higher, Surpassest +farr remov'd, Under amazement of Foe +By Spirits immortal Spirits, O Woods, and sorrow +to drive All Judgement, whether thus moving toward the humid +Bow, When time this high rode: the conscience +wakes with Amarant and