Robo poem for 2022-12-15
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Fall'n Cherube, to aire as Sea-men tell, Or
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Summers pride Conscious of Heaven, Where Armies rush To
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mortal crime, Long after, now retir'd From Heav'n,
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danc't round Environ'd wins his loines and mild,
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but peace within, no end on Arch-Angel from Heav'n
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Resounded, and Truth; Meanwhile the rest is
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Earth fill'd Th' Eternal Spring. Not
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of manifold delights: But thy dear delight
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and verdant Isles HESPEREAN sets, my Song End, and
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revenge, and wedded Love, his winged speed, And Strength
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and vigour soon had hither side henceforth seek her
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Fruits and foule. But apt the sleepy drench
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Of God, where he wore, to resigne, and
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spread wings, Least thou comst Before
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all assaults Their living Saphire, once they
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fondly deem'd, I attend, Pleas'd with ambitious to adore
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me Man, Internal Man, But I sought; for ever
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to soar Above th' AEQUATOR, as the
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dore Of force effected not: them
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frisking playd All incorruptible would know withall, Since Reason joyn'd.
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These Royalties, and denounce To DAVID, stablisht as
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this delightful Seat the Soul, Song charms
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the scope Of BACCHUS from thence Invoke thy
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Associates, ADAM, one root, and vast,
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a pleasing seemd, Deign to ask Chose freely
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love, upon thy Enemies, or heav'd his sojourners
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depart, and dischargd; what Faith sincere, Thus
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said, he sees, Or less can discover wide interfus'd
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Imbracing round About him thou, Who
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out of God; I am, Said hee, Who
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knows, and avert From my experience, ADAM,
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rise, First Disobedience, and Faith wherever met, ADAM took
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the fleecie Starr to fall. The debt paid, When God
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to submit or Wilderness, Forrest wilde, That ore the Birds;
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pleasant dwelling haply mention may dispose and therein plant
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eyes, Sunk down alone first approach and flaw,
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BOREAS and ILIUM, on Bitnet (Judy
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now triumphs, and with Power Divine: Speak
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yee who under ground they anon A various
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Face shalt bring me equally; nor shade,
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But follow the gorgeous East With shews the length
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and smoak: Such resting found by night measur'd with
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Mineral fury, aid the Sands Of Mightiest. Sense of smallest
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Magnitude close ambition though great indeed
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all fountaines of Hell, With inward
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Powers, Princedoms, Powers, Dominions I assume, or Goat
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dropping Gumms, That Golden those Trees, and Pillar
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of despaire, Anger, Hate, Mistrust, Suspicion, Discord, and
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Gold: So parted forelock manly hung his other parts
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EGYPT and dying to mitigate and wilde, A
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glimmering dawn; here art likeliest find him, life
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And Heav'n that rape begot These Gates of
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God; That is, to admit for
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that what other joy Tenderly wept,
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much revolving, thus bespake her who scap'd Haply
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so deep: So Ev'n or deficient left me equally;
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nor Man Clad to more potent Ray. These
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Royalties, and both one continu'd brake,
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the crisped Brooks, Rowling on dry Land
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hereafter from mightier service as nam'd Thrones, Princedoms, Powers, nor
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touch; here no deficience found; So
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strictly, but once was great) Hovering
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on golden tresses wore Of brazen Eyes That
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run Much at worst Of rigid satisfaction, death
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to proof look suspence, awaiting who deignes Her
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doing what hinders then justly is undefil'd and full. After
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these receave From Beds of vernal bloom, but
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rackt with Mineral fury, aid This day upon him
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Thunder-struck, pursu'd (though more, So farr off From hence, no
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satietie. All night; at Table was, by success
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untaught His stature as fierce He lights, if none regard;
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Heav'n Gate rouling her battering Engines bent (who could
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revolt, Unnam'd in her Thou didst accept
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Life to rowl In factious opposition, till Eevning milde, this
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file should enthrall to lament his Power
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Divine: Speak yee little knows my day by so pleas'd,
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and Plaine, Both God in it away
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or lasting pain Can end the solemn day,
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harnest at all; but he deservd no
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acquittance ere it profit thee charge imploy'd Hee
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seemd, or message high Archt, a means
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to accord) Man Gods they rise Victorious, and
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Timbrels loud that possesse Earth, one Head One of
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mean recompence Of TURNUS for flight, This tumult,
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and Temperance, Truth hast provided Death; from
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SYRIAN ground, had borne His own: for
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the HOURS in PALESTINE, and therein plant eyes,
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Whom to submit or associated in waite Here
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swallow'd up here onely, and knows His
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Childern, all day and Grace, Hee will destroy ye
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see hath contriv'd as great Conquerours, Patrons
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of Noon he also and all Her mural
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breach, returning whence thither went hautie on,
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yet confest later then mankinde higher, Surpassest farr
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excell'd Whatever sleights none appeerd, Much wondring
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lookt, beside it intends; till wandring this mighty Father
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(for of darkness! full wrauth Might intercept thy gifts,
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and Monarchy of taste thy voice, nor too long,
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for both, had general Names then Fate
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will send, The penaltie of anyone anywhere
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at which God before it be lost By
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right lost: him slope their various forms,
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various mould, had his fervid Raies, a laughter; for
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thy glorious and sorceries abus'd Fanatic EGYPT and grace
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Attends thee, and blest his uprightness answer thus
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attain to part By LEO and Bowers doubt Pursues
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the night or his Beams, or feet pursues
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Things not by things with ambitious mind Though
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standing fight, or ATLAS unremov'd: His words
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thereafter spake. Deliverer from inward freedom? In Meats
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and ever-threatning storms Of contumacie will weild
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These tidings carrie to soar Above th' Angelical
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to accept as thine eye beheld.
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For good from begging peace: and free
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choice, With dreadful was pleas'd, all assaults
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Their surest signal, they satiate, and could
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else) to Till The sequel each
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fountain side, With solemn touches, troubl'd thoughts, Vain
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Warr unproclam'd. The ancient Seat; perhaps Might in comparison
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of joy: the branches overgrown, That
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fought The lip of sleep I give not
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what proof could make the winged Spirits, O sacred
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Hill, far blazing, as offerd good, Our own
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To search I rose A growing work: for Maistrie,
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and Power, And pious awe, that fondly
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deem'd, I sprung, Two of peace
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recoverd sad. Evil in true delight?
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Which to dewy Eve, A vast recess, Free, and
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beginning woe. But perhaps Som better
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had in luxurious Cities, where he drops
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on Gods, how chang'd Into the Garden
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Trees loaden with almost no cloud Instinct with contrition
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in Heav'n arriv'd, and ransom set. And on,
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MAMMON, the quiet state he views
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in Arms, in Hell, Not just, Hinder'd not
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by wondrous fair; thy wings, up with Starr's Numerous,
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and Virgin of matchless King: Ah
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wherefore! he despis'd His Spear, to open Eyes, with
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fire. They dreaded worse destroy'd: what intends thy stores
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were they onely Rancor and smoak: Such
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resting found in: http://www.gutenberg.org/2/20/ So farr and full.
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After his wrath, which requires From hard
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to that Seed Is this gloom;
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the while Sonorous mettal blowing adverse Legions,
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to flie He spake: and Confusion heard so have
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heard, That led His faithful, now plenteous,
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as this text should not be: Taste
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this, or this let the Threatner, look Drew
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audience and with high collateral glorie: him
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rightful King? unjust thou spok'n as
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offerd grace Attends thee, reign King, and longing
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pines; Yet unconsum'd. Before his opiate Rod. Meanwhile
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To serve him, nor yet still rejoyc't, how is
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his, or creating derivative works, to appease, Kneel'd
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and pursuit Back to pray, repent, and rueful throes. At
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which no ill, for I send
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thee it suffice his words, actions oft Bank
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damaskt with high Supremacy, Whether the neighbouring
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Hills, and as glowing Iron with
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kindliest change, Though single. From each Orb Of
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vertue appeers For him, colour'd then And hateful;
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nothing high: from SYRIAN ground, more Mean
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while expectation held Gods, of paine of
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place: Now on Bitnet (Judy now must needs
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must end? Can comprehend, incapable of bright Image
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whom no watch On mans behalf Patron or
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heav'd his Angels turne ascanse The
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vigilance here thou dispute With admiration, and passion to
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their pointing spires, & worthy of Pomp
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and last thou didst invest The sharpest
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sighted Spirit more fierce, From Heaven charitie so foule
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Ingendring with eyes, One foot towards EDEN on
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his other speedie aide Can by
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thir Assemblies, whereso met, Mine eare
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shall his state with words Touchd
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onely, I intend Address, and ETERNAL NIGHT, I knew
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I overlive, Why ask Which from despare. Fall'n Cherube,
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and renowne, Who can proceed, and therein or
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woe, And various degrees of BABEL on
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dry Land: nigh The aggregated Soyle
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Death shall his Cov'nant, over Fields more strength is
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most shall his Wife adhere; And starrie train:
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But mark his Angels held his wrauth also?
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be human face of pain Of danger
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by Death into deception unaware, To manifest the Fact
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Is open? or numerous Orbs impose Such Pleasure
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took no cost and counsels, equal over PONTUS, and
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all prodigious things, quintessence of choice Unlimited of som
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relief of Glorie then, as in Military prowess
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next upstood NISROC, of Hell to Kings
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foretold, a walk travers'd Of Mankind created,
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nor unsung By wound, But faded cheek, but honourd
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sits? Go heavenly Grace:
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