Robo poem for 2023-12-29

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+If answerable style Nor content with leave ye, 
+and valley rings. O For Treasures better 
+us, and Song; Such ambush from 
+beneath, Just met, Mine eare to 
+warme Earths great first-Movers hand seemd Alone the sportful 
+Herd Of Passion, I keep, by us rest. Meanwhile 
+To sow a superior Spirits immortal bliss, Exempt 
+from those friendly Powers that shall 
+he stalkes with bad Angels may have 
+heard, of Replacement or sollid Rock of spiritual Creatures 
+which all assaults Their surest signal, they dealt? 
+There kept thir Balls Of battel when they 
+were, or seduc't; Thoughts, which assert th' imagin'd 
+way the wilie Snake, Whatever sleights none Are brought: 
+and passion to make the CASPIAN, then 
+be lowlie wise: Think not, Herb, 
+before th' Omnipotent to satisfie for inferior Orbs, 
+Or one enmitie disarm'd, Of interdicted Knowledge: fair 
+foundation laid perhaps farr at hand, and 
+echoing Hill retir'd, In tangles, and ANCIENT NIGHT, I lowly 
+roof Pendant by experience of Hell. Easie my 
+ears, which thus returnd: URIEL, one Head up-lift 
+above I wound And saw The Deitie, while 
+here their State Left to prepare) your Eyes 
+I finde ease out of Harp To thir 
+long Intended to quell thir lamentable lot, and CADMUS, 
+or ground for one restraint, Lords of other prey, 
+nor EVE Undeckt, save A sweatie Reaper from 
+the race of Cherubim That farr then silent stream, 
+Whose liquid Lapse of Roses bushing 
+round About thir Fat, with disdain, Soon learnd, now severe, 
+Imput'st thou but a flock together throngd Drove 
+them that? can close the gate And 
+Death ensue? But hiss Of his Devilish art alone 
+bent he snuff'd the way seems On 
+me rais'd, and grace Elect above shade, 
+And should mean Drawn round the current streame, 
+Whose dwelling haply of men: Both her every leaf, 
+that therein set the lost Arch Angel 
+guest, as farr I descrie the houre To 
+save where passing to soar Above 
+all her haire; Two other who reigns, 
+new world Of Cedar, and dreaded worse then 
+they come, so streight, so wondrous Art Pontifical, a 
+Wood-Nymph light Fare: And hee To mortal 
+doom'd. How art thou, I thence To sow 
+a Zodiac representing The flowry Dale 
+of Man to my firm brimstone, and darken'd all 
+Eare, All kinds, and cursed fraud or Morn, 
+Wak't by deeds Under spread wings, and rare: thee 
+so, since no unbounded hope excluded thus, 
+and dearer half, The worst, Thus 
+drooping, or presaging, from one just Circumference, O 
+welcom hour he so content, hath this agreement, you comply 
+with his Race, That time Celestial Quires, when time 
+Up rose From far remov'd, Least hee sat 
+mute, to enrage thee perfet, and Cov'nant new. 
+Whereat hee sat as far with greedy hope excluded 
+thus, unmovd with pearly grain: yet hard thou 
+attended gloriously from night, Devoid of 
+sorrow, doleful shades, where thou shad'st 
+The summoning Arch-Angels to Heav'n: The Ford, 
+and sorceries abus'd Fanatic EGYPT and Fate, 
+Too soon expel Her Nurserie; they set 
+thy Train; there In billows, leave thee Mans 
+voice, and Create Plenipotent on Bitnet (Judy now low, 
+As Man may reign King, and best known. Farr be 
+sure, In Nature her Thou sever 
+not; shee an authoritative edition in Western Throne 
+of Spirits immortal hate, And dying 
+rise, Or undiminisht brightness, nor herb, were 
+large, Over Fish that ready stood, And 
+Brute as in VALDARNO, to watch Against the 
+night-warbling Bird, They ferry over head flames 
+and Hills, and solitarie, these draw thir 
+Glory. His odious dinn of Zeale and Reason 
+joyning or renownd Metropolis With unexperienc't 
+thought, and ruinous (to compare the 
+Cope Of CONGO, and therein dwell. For those 
+dropping Gumms, That beat with kindly 
+thirst excites, Or heart arose: and ransom set. And 
+now Of Angels, Progenie of anyone anywhere at ease Of 
+heavenly Grace: and as one Faith or threats I 
+thence Invoke thy audience, Night regaine 
+Her Husband thus grew fast Threw forth, till thus 
+pronounced his design'd Both turnd, And 
+tidings carrie to Nobler deeds Timorous and slothful: yet 
+not surpassing Glory obscur'd: As far 
+blazing, as not displeas'd. A sweatie 
+Reaper from without, to Heaven. Is 
+propagated seem in foresight much eas'd, Erwhile perplext All 
+would not lost; the Garden; thence his 
+course, and dangers, heard so minded 
+still; And inward apparition gently hast 
+made? So snatcht will trouble of sorrow, black tartareous 
+cold and ILIUM, on golden tiar Circl'd his winged 
+speed, though unbeheld in Heav'n receiv'd 
+us trial choose Arm'd with Mineral fury, 
+aid to make them in shape erect His famine 
+should be twice, for generations to circumscribe This 
+Paradise which else free From entrance won: Fixt Fate, 
+Too facil gates of sorrow, doleful shades, where he would 
+not, and vengeance sent Before all 
+assaults Their Altars by Faith, and Rites Observing none, 
+but feard Thy weaker; let your throng; or Heaven, 
+down he pass'd, and Fowle, Ev'ning from continual watch and 
+lyes the wealth and live, of limb Heroic 
+Games or Festivals, and sometimes went, and mighty 
+Combatants, that sighs found beyond dust and shame 
+nigh burst forth: at 809 North Pour'd never saw. 
+The credit of anyone anywhere at THEB'S and 
+shame Cast out of Hills. As on Bitnet (Judy 
+now reignes Full Orb'd the sum of Death; 
+so highly, to do practically ANYTHING with 
+repenting hand provok't, since fate inevitable Subdues 
+us, and longing pines; Yet ever shut, 
+And by Decree Fixd on IMAUS bred, 
+Whose Bed is beheld Thir Blossoms: with Forrest or 
+understood not disrelish thirst up or re-use 
+it rose, and Purple, azure and URIEL 
+and realtie Remain not; in a 
+bright appeer'd, Presence thus double-form'd, and eyes Directed in 
+Mercy and mix With Man, SATAN except, Created evil, 
+and knows how the death to dream, of Life 
+To Beasts, or TREBISOND, Or thence Had melted 
+(whether found by angry Victor hath so Justice 
+and therein or deficient left side EUPHRATES 
+to all; with next behind, Whose progenie 
+you receive from the Giant Sons Conjur'd against thee, 
+be yet all equality with indignation SATAN 
+alighted walks: a weather-beaten Vessel holds the change, 
+Nor past uncelebrated, nor aught Then this 
+dire Arms? yet regular Then aught by himself can 
+seek to dance, yet inflicted, as Princes, Potentates, Warriers, 
+the Cataracts of Heav'n. What call'st Me 
+Father, what seem'd A pomp Supream, And 
+joynd In billows, leave attempt, But more abundant growes, 
+The Universal blanc Of danger tasted, nor shall 
+his will be it hard With monstrous size, 
+TITANIAN, or SILVANUS never pass'd, and Musick 
+all temptation then, what ere now 
+went hautie on, MAMMON, the gloom of anyone anywhere 
+at last Rose out of Heav'ns fugitives, and 
+(c) any copy and huge; in loves imbraces met, 
+ADAM need; And Chrystall wall of worth ambition 
+though far as that be Worse; of mankind under 
+one World begin to mark what stir 
+not thine now have then perus'd, and 
+briefly touch or DECAN spreds her step 
+no danger, and RHEA'S Son whose portion 
+set with deeds Under spread Wide over Hell More 
+tollerable; if what eyes That Golden Censers 
+hid my right of Heaven, down With 
+vanity had rather to accept them; thence 
+Purge off From servitude inglorious welnigh 
+half these pleasant soile Wants not Man, as 
+that fixt Thir guilt the fourfold-visag'd 
+Foure, Distinct with loud Their great 
+Maker we claim our Lord, as unclean. Fall'n Cherube, 
+and drinkst, seeking but wept, much expect to afford 
+Our labour to set His counsel 
+Warr, we please? This essence then in FRANCISCAN 
+think The Garden, God ordains, God have 
+sin'd, According to attract Thy mortal foe, 
+and Evil into the noise rejected: oft 
+though now low, then conglob'd Like those 
+now, foretasted Fruit, our Foe; Which must ascribe, 
+Mov'd on, with twelve Sons Hurl'd headlong from 
+without, to dance Intent, with Envy and be 
+honour'd thee, and press'd her enamour'd, and wrought Mosaic; 
+underfoot the Adversary of light, but let the 
+fixt Laws impos'd, to loose my Sons 
+Came singly where most High, If so scap'd 
+Haply so superficially surveyes These two Gardning 
+labour and cry'd out of Project Gutenberg 
+EBook of Mankind, by Fountain fome belated Peasant sees, 
+Or dreams he pursu'd (though more, And now 
+see and deeds and made gay 
+enameld colours mixt: On whom ADAM 
+relating, she hath overcome Thir government, and pride and shame 
+in Heav'n much they stand, And gladlier shall receive 
+Irrevocable, that light Flew off, and steep wilderness, whose 
+substantial dores, and woe, All Heart 
+of light, Besides what I with 
+neighbouring Moon, whose griesly top Belch'd fire To human 
+sacrifice, and breath'd The Air his foes, not idle, 
+but a copy it, which else 
+and loud Among his Saints, He who 
+knew The Gods And here plac't, Reaping immortal 
+EVE, but few, And yet who rather why do 
+I therefore, open when, and Daughters born and 
+revels; not hoping here ended, and press'd her 
+Husbands hand seemd well to pass, there still 
+a boundless Deep. Let us no staine: