daily-robot-milton/poem_2024-03-21.txt

Hail horrours, hail Infernal Pit by sentence 
from good, And worthie seemd, POMONA 
when now without step, last thus adornd, Which then 
could I approve. To sit with them to all; 
with neighbouring Hills, and Trees loaden with gay Legions 
close; with Serpent Tongue of impulse or Goat dropping 
Gumms, That be fled, Light was good, forbids 
me, call'd me sudden view Nor thou at 
such thou claim'st me preferring, His flesh, when 
strait they obey, worthiest to Nature seems 
difficult and half to one, Now was don against 
the hornes Thir distance and discompos'd; Love And Fruit 
Of unessential Night regaine Her rosie steps o're ELISIAN 
Flours of prey To dwell, As Clouds, thir Lords declar'd 
Sovran can no ill, Misgave him; round Environ'd 
wins his breath Of Nights extended wide In 
tangles, and flaming from BABYLON thence his Tillage 
brought by side They came, his riv'n Armes 
Betook them, th' Archangelic Power Divine: Speak yee who 
them beholding from SYRIAN mode, whereon Who 
speedily through him, that rape begot These past, 
if within our choice, With odds appeerd Under 
spred Among so perfet gift, my Decree: But somtimes 
in PALESTINE, and quite consume us, shall from 
the hand Soon dri'd, and keen, shattering the 
eldest Night when AEGYPT with Heav'n, this shape how 
endur'd, till first Region scarce recovering 
heart, Thus incorporeal Spirits aspire, to watch 
Against the Larbord shunnd CHARYBDIS, and 
judgement will bring obedience could the 
eBooks, unless Heav'ns and Palaces he our evil 
dayes Might hap to redress till dewie locks inwreath'd with 
solitude, is lost; Attonement for the thighs Of 
his faithless Progenie: whose heart and Power, And send 
The lower Clime) Dismounted, on he on Thrones; 
Though without bound, unless Heav'ns Almightie. Thou 
Can hearts, not sad discourse, and RHEA'S Son a 
computer virus, or Faerie Elves, Whose 
but as thou beest he; But least harm 
Befall thee all Temples th' East, had prepar'd 
ill could commit Such place and tall, Godlike erect, 
with him perplext, where Thou with me thought, and 
AARON) sent were it fled the 
Flood, Aire, Beast where hee soon devour me 
set? Among unequals what ere it be 
deem'd Equal in stead, and pain Torments him; 
round I spare Thee I call: for ill become 
So willingly thou mad'st it was giv'n, th' 
OLYMPIAN Hill the fairest this Can end of 
Hell trembled as vain designe New rub'd with Heav'n, 
Hell-doomd, and Fate, So farr Have gathered aught appeers, Not 
dead, as may then prosperity Could once BELLEROPHON, 
though fall'n; intend at Midnight Bal, Or sight Of 
airie threats To filial, works posted with 
Voice divine of light, Besides what words and Justice 
had thought Horrid, if what this agreement. If 
I resolv'd With second thoughts, and call'd Satan, with 
small) then none would not, and call'd that uxorious 
King, though all Farr differing from the earth a 
Mountain of Cherubim Thy condescension, and shame to 
enlighten th' AEGAEAN Ile: thus ZEPHON, with 
sincere Of force of thee, still longer shivering 
under darkness; but retir'd, from like 
the wrauth to do all eyes? All seemd 
Each Flour which yeelds or loud; 
and luxurie. Th' effects to do 
I lowly down alone From thee resolvd, Rather admire; or 
Goat dropping Gumms, That is, and South 
With soft delicious fruit for thou above 
them inexpert, and Timbrels loud Heard farr remov'd, 
Under spred Among the Enemie All I never dwell, 
or Chance. Thir specious object His Legions, nor too long, 
Embryo's and inquire Gladly the highest Heav'n; or 
level pavement: from SYRIAN ground, for Heav'n, And 
sends a copyright holder found less not 
her, as Armies bright, Compar'd with wandring 
poor, but taste is undefil'd and 
levie cruel expectation. Yet Virgin is one?) 
who attend Moist nutriment, or associated in 
him lastly die Well manag'd; of Hell Many 
a scorn his Temple, on Bitnet (Judy 
now wouldst thy wicked wayes of Sulphur. Thither 
full time and Reason joyn'd. These then, as thine 
Equivalent or DRYAD, or CASBEEN. So glister'd the Books 
of Adamantine Chains & dance Led on, and 
call'd ASTARTE, Queen of Mankind, whose exile Hath 
wiselier arm'd Forerun the seat of 
this World. So fair Women, richly gay Religions full 
of OETA threw me down; there by fight, th' Almightie 
King) Amply have heard, with Love dealt equally to 
shun the voice much advanc't, Came 
summond over wrauth Of Fish and Seas, each dayes 
are to accept as impure what Name, 
Sea without to do they as our beginning late; 
Not terrible, advance Thy likeness, thy Life; in narrow 
room The Author of this hazard 
as oft appeers. Thee, Serpent, and 
game, To rest, Wide the Night-Hag, when 
Heavens Fire Hath tasted, nor walk round Invested 
with ruinous (to compare the Bullion dross: A goodly Tree 
Down cast too heav'nly Spirits immortal 
Elements At that debt paid, Thou 
at THEB'S and beginning late; Not unattended, for who 
first as the Soil, the Host that barren plaines 
Of coole when earnestly they walk'd: The second 
stock proceed. Much of light, And Fruit after him 
God To human sense With Carcasses 
design'd Both waking cri'd, This downfall; since I 
still receivd, but thou aim'st; So said, 
though Regent of vernal bloom, or enur'd 
not like which here below Philosophers in mooned hornes 
Thir Snakie Sorceress that inflamed Sea, each part, 
to accord) Man his Saints: Him 
the Lake, that now, his purposd prey. He 
spake: and therein plac't A race contend, 
And courage on firm Battalion; back 
All he resolv'd With shews instead, meer 
shews instead, meer shews of faithfulness profan'd! Faithful to submit 
or passion into the parching Air with paragraph to men. 
Immediately the trains and Angels, by Laws are at 
Altars, when to being by, Or 
not lost; the newes Heart-strook with perplexing thoughts find 
EVE beheld, the cold ESTOTILAND, and frugal storing firmness 
gains To the dust, and call'd him perplext, where 
Thou O Progeny of Natures hand, Whom 
to hymne his tongue of seeming pure, Transparent, 
Elemental Air, if but thir rich Trees loaden 
with level wing Came like kinde Wondrous 
in ruin: into Gods live With adverse We 
mean to read thy perfect PHALANX to look, 
just equalitie perhaps Shall with expectation high 
walls fear and cold ESTOTILAND, and sequesterd, though 
joynd With vows, as Evening: Cover me round 
Earth bring Diseases dire, CERASTES hornd, 
HYDRUS, and Love Had not lost, If so endur'd, 
till Sin, his flowing haire In 
part, do him MOLOC, Scepter'd Angels Food, and 
foule. But call Decrepit Winter, from 
SYRIAN ground, had levied Warr, Nor had powerfullest 
to share with Angel serene, And various Names, 
till one he spies, Veild in Heav'n so cleer, sharp'nd 
his experienc't eye, and dischargd; what resolution rais'd incessant toyle 
And HERONAIM, SEONS Realm, but what erst they lift 
us unforeseen, unthought of, know to augment Thir station, 
Heav'n so on by ORONTES, and luxurious 
Cities, where so true, If dream'd, If so 
soon. Thou usest, and unfoulding bright 
stand, Whether such wherein hee once past, present, 
Let th' envenom'd robe, and press'd her thoughts 
imployd Have left that proud fair, But 
first whom mutual Honour clad In jointed Armour staind 
ere thus returnd: URIEL, for open 
Warr or this odious offrings, and 
thinner Aire. As we fear surpris'd and all 
mankind. Go therfore mighty Chief return. Part 
arable and therein Man Clad to spie 
This saw When GABRIEL fought, And 
bring to do all Nations round, Behind him saw 
Heav'n Rescu'd, had need As Battel 
on yon boyling cells prepar'd, they bow'd 
adoring, and but thou of Spears: and 
indignation SATAN spake, ambrosial fragrance fill'd 
With gay Religions full of enmitie disarm'd, 
Of day-spring, and follow thou shad'st The former 
state; how attempted best, condense or re-use 
it profit thee thy Spheare; Till warn'd, or 
no, let us wide, To vice industrious, 
but that Dominion undeserv'd Over the suggested cause, 
and as to reaching to sharp desire 
which a Flat, Fast by Faith, till then 
mistrust, but have givn sincere Of Satan and crude, 
Of fiery waves, There rest, His 
Temple right Reason he attends the 
sport and Love unlibidinous reign'd, fruit for mans behalf 
Patron or unaware, To question askt Puts 
on Bitnet (Judy now sad exclusion from SYRIAN 
ground, materials to that bright Turnd 
him high Power prepar'd For me, 
of Evening rose: When suddenly My onely these 
Could once of Elements The conquerd also, and ILIUM, on 
us two first gave signal blow 
Unaided could bestow From Beds of quick glance Show to 
sense Then most, and call'd Princes of wise, 
let down, whether scorn, Know whether thus these puissant 
Thigh; Pursue these Pines his whole included with taint Th' 
undaunted Fiend by me, where way a horrid 
fray By doom is, and breath'd The sequel each 
Orb they villifi'd To glorifie The grosser feeds 
the never-ending flight with friend with wings mantling Vine Layes 
forth his Meridian Towre: Then was craggie cliff, that 
seat of tempestuous fire, His travell'd