daily-robot-milton/poem_2022-04-26.txt
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Meanwhile the Giant brood Of natures works, Parent of
Pomp and passion dimm'd his head, but
in PALESTINE, and breath'st defiance toward
the sportful Herd Of Mans First Disobedience,
and regain the Pow'rs of monstrous shapes and frozen
loyns, to soar Above all assaults Their surest signal, they
had suffic'd, Not only shon Above
all Her Seed Is not built exclaimd,
And ACCARON and motion? and therein live, till
fire Among his faithless Progenie: whose thou in fears and
Vanquisht: on NORWEGIAN hills, to do ought that
strow the smiling Morn or High; because
in worth Attempting, or later; which follows
dignity, might offer now learn What life ambrosial
fragrance fill'd With hundreds and goes: but Heav'nlie
borne, Before all assaults Their surest signal, they see
Pleasures about this frail Man his secret now changing;
down he make sure was safe, And
high rode: the Eastern Wind, That is, and
with Eyes, she by Judy Boss eng003@zeus.unomaha.edu
on by coming on dust and Twilight
(for he spake, th' expanse of worth Attempting,
or human life. So they treat
till in Heav'n so just, said MICHAEL, this
Garden, leav unsearcht no strife Was moving
nigh, Soft she preferr'd Before all a Beast, or
these Heav'ns Artillery fraught, come flying, and
(c) any particular state Hold, as nam'd Thrones, First,
what compulsion and warme, Temper or carreer with farewell
sweet influence: less At random yeilded light OREAD
or paine, Till by command thir feet On that
feard to enrage thee more, A triple-mounted row of
unkindly mixt, Assemble, and beat'n way seems Of
ravenous Fowl, Fish, Beast, or Head, nor
from Hell, Thou at command, and shoares
Thir Brood as farr distant farr Beneath
thy flight To civil Game To fill Of goodliest
Trees on main to Godhead; which methinks I
fear, which wee want praise; Yee that gently
mov'd on NORWEGIAN hills, to minde Labouring had I
fear; Yet live thus obtain a crew, but chief delight,
As flame they faint Satanic Host and shame
in sleep dissent? new joy Sole reigning holds
the ranks ascend Ethereal, and inclination or Thicket past
thy Sons Then both despoild, Made erre, was pure,
Transparent, Elemental Air, if within beyond Frighted the highth
began, and Love no thought, and
therein plac't A fairer person or past, present, could
frequent, and rural labours crown As soft And high advanc'd,
Standards, and Shield, Born through experience taught The
Chariot drawn up risen With Angels held Before all th'
adventure then bursting forth Afresh with loud acclaime Thee
what could yeild. For envie, yet Regaind in
Heav'n Gate With low Bow'd down alone against Armie
against so Fate the Son, why hast
heark'nd to provide access to that
God attributes to meet Man; him MOLOC,
Scepter'd Angels Food, and rule or
tongue ineloquent; for the dire was come,
and ILIUM, on Bitnet (Judy now
To mortal Sentence turn'd. All yours, now flotes,
but op'n flie With earths hallowd feet, and therein
plant A Virgin pass, What better
us, pregnant causes mixt with warring Winds, And should
rest to pervert that tun'd her battering Engines
bent on golden Scales, yet once The circuit
of monstrous size, TITANIAN, or drink, and
rather Death Shall build His ZENITH, while
Warr seem'd Woman to prepare Fit Vessel,
fittest Imp of Life. Nor love
Our circuit meets A vast Abyss Might tempt with
circling Zone Dwell not fear'd; should be, Deterrd
not for grace in her prime, yet linkt;
Which oft, they were an authoritative
edition in peace. Can sort, So numberless were
Of ugly Serpents; horror shot forth redounding smoak and
Thrones, that so wondrous Art thou op'nst Wisdoms
way, but neither Sea, and distribution of Warr, Nor
stop th' AEGAEAN Ile: thus MICHAEL. Justly
hast made? So dear pledge Of secondarie
hands, by EVE, Easie my owne, My
word, each To have else and
poure Abundance, fit and ceasless praise ye
judg'd, the Oracle of Life. Nor good before
the agreement for intercourse, Or taint
integritie; but this opacous Globe Of
hazard all Sun-shine, as farr distant
farr, whereby he turnd, And saw the Birds;
fresh Gales and stedfast Earth. God to
his absolute Decree Of Seraphim and Timbrels loud Their living
Creatures rational, though that thir light
turnd the pain Which else might determine, and jarring
sound Or glittering Starr-light without paying copyright laws
of Battel; and Ocean brim, Shot
after thaw, till anon A World a liquid sweet. But
rather seek needless cause Mov'd the voice and
dismiss thee Henceforth; my advice; since no nook,
As present, past, and superiour Fiend lookt up returnd, as
fast, fear not fight. So spake the
Love, mysterious parts like, the rest his
rigour Satisfi'd never; that to emulate, but less
vext with almost no dividual holds, men Such ruin last,
then Glory extinct, and therein plant eyes, Sunk
down thir change, Nor serv'd but th' unholie,
and meet: What justly accuse Thir lighter
wings. To pray, repent, and keen, shattering
the purer, earth his fatal Throne: Which leaves in
AUSONIAN land Thaws not, the bowels of zeale
None can prevent, Foretold so stears his
fellows, with ambitious mind and sole Auditress; Her graceful
and chase Anguish and with caution joind, thir
known in Vale, nor could frequent, and
with offers to devour, immures us then
wilt descrie the Gates; three lifted up to till
thus abasht the Son, in Chains, with Soul. Male
he decreed Thir multitude, stand or Penaltie? Here or
deceave his grace, The Rib he
oppos'd; and native suttletie Proceeding, which th' Ocean
or heav'd his Words alone bent to submit or of
OPHIUCUS huge He spreads for Deities: Then
with one Tree of increasing the
voice I taught the Sons Came Prologue,
and lyes Bordering on which follows dignity, might relate
Things unattempted yet from beneath, Down from the
method you may bring, what sin hath no fall,
onely Teares Raind at ease I spare
Thee also th' Angelical to accord) Man therefore cannot live.
For Death ensue? But all was TYPED in
sighs now Saint PETER at whose lowly
creep; Witness if fields revive, though all Regal Scepter,
every living Saphire, once as this enclosure green,
As they, or grey, Till Pride Had gone
All Prophecie, That lay intrans't Thick swarm'd, both one slight
bound the passive both, the Zenith like himself beginning
knew? Desire with gentle gales Fanning
thir canie Waggons light: So many more toil Of
three folds were interpos'd, Or if our
Law. If then Obtuse, all assaults Their
surest signal, they wherewithall, would but Life
offer'd, he came, and ere day yet
rude, Guiltless of two past; and forms Imaginations,
Aerie wheele, Nor shall dash Maturest
Counsels: for love refines The PERSIAN
in Glory obscur'd: As is committed and gratious purpose
to adorn His Sons, the Heavens thou the vision
beatific: by small reflection gaines Of tasting to
soar Above th' effect of hurtful, prosperous of
us hence: Here for ever to gaze; When
ever shall his head, enclos'd with Envy and pain
Through pain To suffer, as heard Infallible? yet
with perfet sight, If answerable style Nor are one,
this or oppose, or nourish, or depth,
still thou count, Or not lost; the
Victors will. To match with ambitious to
circumvent us falling, and upturn'd His own:
for high Noon Culminate from the bare backs
upheave Into their great Ensign of such
from either Wing, and happier life, Is
Center, and reason just, said God, leap'd fondly
thinking to their Generals Voyce they fierce heat, Whose failing,
meets A shameful and fix't as fast, fear To mortal
tast Brought forth all assaults Their childrens cries unheard,
that may then be read thy Sister, and
fed With wide bounds; beyond abstain To
tempt not have not quite abolisht and dangers, heard me
cleere, not over-rul'd Thir nakedness with almost
no higher, Surpassest farr then bursting
forth Triumphant through hostile din, That Death is free,
And various Names, Needlest to have heard, dim
Eclips disastrous twilight sheds On ADAM,
who overcomes By my firmness gains To
basest things. Revenge, deceiv'd The Adversarie. Nor the Fift
day. Assembl'd Angels, yet dim suffusion veild. Yet
dazle Heav'n, the Cope of guests Too
facil gates of joy; Happie, but a Birth Of
Natures concord holds, men Such high he
drew nigh, Soft on Bitnet (Judy now
return'd, with rosie hand Reaching beyond dust is
To Idols through Darkness, drive us in
Armes; And O loss of thee;
greater Man deprav'd, Not here, driv'n out From
underground) the Beasts among, Beholders rude, Guiltless of
rest. Meanwhile the Gulf Of waters fall From
dust: spite us excites his indignation: through experience taught
the Lake, nor obeid: Your bodies may see who not
before us, we his head, but in Arms,
in despair, to sway Brandisht aloft shading the Hall (Though
like This Flourie Plat, the shaggie hill and therein
stand. For thee out of NEGUS to good; And look
Bound on man; I forewarn thee, yet