daily-robot-milton/poem_2020-10-04.txt

So wide His Sons, the duskie houre Of 
mankind With pitie, violated not slow, Yet to spend all 
a moving onward came on, methought, Could 
once So without bound, unless Be questiond 
and reported to soar Above th' upright And 
render all th' anointed King; And uncompounded is low 
Bow'd down alone My overshadowing Spirit more 
gross by hate; Till by strength, though the 
stronger provd He spake: and bliss, Exempt from copying, distributing, 
performing, displaying or enur'd not serve and Rebel 
Angels, by stealth Found unsuspected way. There went 
Invisible, except whom none shall write, To journie 
through impotence, or if this advantage gaine. What could 
name unheard or heav'd his punishment, Eternal ANARCHIE, 
amidst the vertue infus'd, and Helmets throng'd, 
the shore their floating Carkases And easily the cornie Reed 
Embattell'd in one. Before all reponsbility that 
warble, as vain plumb down With SATAN, that 
The breath of things, and thee. 1.E. Unless th' 
Ocean smiles. So sung to pass triumphant, 
and brus'd Into thy punishment, However insupportable, be 
restor'd, As with tempest loud: Here sleep 
and shout The strong HERCULEAN SAMSON from night, Scorning 
surprize. Or violence, no, let thine eye with 
it divide The Throne Alternate all access Without wrauth 
Might intercept thy gay Religions full terms we resist. 
If any other side One man, for 
Race; then they wish'd the passive both, had Earth Wheels 
her to incarnate and gentle purpose, nor on the 
CENTAURE and all copies of joy, that stuff 
this creation first approach of absence mimic Fansie 
wakes the branches hung Tempting affronts us bend all 
with desire, Had to accord) Man In 
all Through the shatter'd side the Eastern 
cliff of Birds; fresh Gales and Thrones and worth 
ambition though his perverted EVE, As Reapers 
oft beheld? those deep-throated Engins belcht, whose Bark 
by Fate and foule, When first shape Divine, That Shepherd, 
who fill'd Th' Eternal ANARCHIE, amidst the 
Aire inspir'd CASTALIAN Spring So stretcht out 
DEATH; Hell debas'd, and passion dimm'd his 
Tower Obstruct Heav'n are gon forth at first 
Matron lip of heav'n, for sight, and spoil and 
CHIMERA'S dire. If thence on me set? 
Among thick-wov'n Arborets and deifie his Belly groveling thou 
disturb'd thir Orbs, Or wet the free Enjoyment 
of Supper Fruits at Altars, when high 
with wings veil thir Gate Of many Myriads which 
follows dignity, might supplie the Relater she gaz'd, 
which will haste the dwellings peace: and 
serried Shields Blaz'd opposite, A crew Op'nd into 
CHAOS, and call'd so shall double ours 
to heare Of Knowledge, knowledge by th' Ocean without 
rein, till within the Sun: His fixed thought Horrid, 
if Art are and laughs the Hall (Though 
like an individual solace his thought of Hell 
Draw after known vertue thought infirme Alterd 
her cloudie Tabernacle Sojourn'd the blew His Seed, 
In utter loss, and hast here art 
exact of Evening mild, nor cloud those Nor God, that 
by name, Though to do all 
pleasure I sdeind subjection, and scorn, Know ye 
not DAVIDS Sons, who out of 
bones, Like of burning Lake, nor 
from the unreal, vast, a multitude Might yeild 
us, and met thou took'st With Tresses 
discompos'd, and show The Tongue obey'd 
The multitude With Earth Though, in formats will not 
Gods disguis'd in opposition sits Our prison 
strong, this flying march from Eternitie, for high overleap'd 
all prodigious joyning or DECAN spreds 
her Fruits at hand alone against so highly, to 
say I see the Bodie and upturn'd His 
Laws of Morning, Dew-drops, which God spake, th' 
ambrosial smell of Hell within 60 days work, 
the solemn Feasts profan'd, And fell Driv'n headlong flaming 
Mount, while we were such appear'd in 
narrow circuit to love him, that like thy self; 
which The willinger I bring. O sent I 
lay, and call'd RAPHAEL, the Desert and houshold peace 
toward the widest variety from the Nations, 
and cring'd, and drearie Vaile They to 
men: the Starrs Repairing, in narrow 
space the backside of highest bliss In might 
exalt With loath'd intrusion, and wonderful 
to mention, through experience taught to complying with 
equal all, advis'd: That SATAN done to draw 
Light, thy care Hath tasted, envies 
now his head, devouring fire. Then aught 
Therein enjoy'd In hurdl'd Cotes amid the conscience wakes 
the easie think Submission? Warr therefore, open when, 
and smoak: Such whispering soft, by th' 
innumerable sound Of thickest Wood, nor knew would 
intermix Grateful digressions, and infinite In search and 
shame him Bereavd of Life Tri'd 
in Heav'n perhaps, by furious expedition; for 
Orders bright. Forthwith the blessed vision, falls 
Into utter woe; Where no thought, less 
can Is past, soon repaird Her shadowie Cloud 
his hate So many Throned Powers, them on FLORA 
breathes, Her watrie Labyrinth, whereof in these 
Nor can doe, since denounc't that sudden onset, 
either side, umbrageous Grots and took 
thir fall. Such grace Invites; for life for 
the North They saw Heav'n Inducing 
darkness, and knows His heart, Living or TREBISOND, 
Or much less. How provident he seem'd Or 
substance, gently rais'd From mortal sight. 
And silence thus ABDIEL that by his horrid 
Shade or sinks, or CASBEEN. So farr som 
times cross'd the Law; thy Empyreal 
forme Incapable of stain would but now 
Of amorous delay. Nor the new wonder 
strange! Of sooty coal the night-warbling Bird, 
They pluckt the strict necessitie Subdues us, and Timbrels 
loud Hosanna's fill'd up unbound In Nature here and 
Land: nigh unheard, that shon Stars distant, but 
giv'n; what I thus, behold Eastward to Battel rang'd 
for ever, bountie of anyone in Glory sat, by 
degrees Of natures works, with Oarie 
feet: yet well, how Can sort, 
So unimaginable as hard Mov'd on, Forerunning 
Night; which all Her ever that way: 
One of MARY second groan, Long after to 
grow up A Summers day; and remote Produces with 
me is large. So strictly, but for Deities: 
Then Fables true, here let pass The 
Realme of other Climate grow, My Cov'nant in opposition 
sits High on FLORA breathes, Her sacred Morn 
or art; enormous brood, and full. After his illustrous 
Guest besought: If rightly call'd, the frown of Foe hath 
befall'n him, such as Ev'ning from 
human face Thrice happy rural seat of 
Hell, then this, and spare, Nor the Earth; 
or enter Heaven could weild These troublesom 
disguises which God from darkness do practically 
ANYTHING with me once, now return To 
motion, measures Day and Fens and 
spread thir Shields in Heav'n With ATLANTEAN shoulders like 
to Death; from such appear'd A dreadful length 
From far Exceeded human, Princely Dignities, And ADAM 
thus began. Is womans happiest knowledge 
past with heart arose: and water flies All seasons 
and walk'd, or seduc't; Thoughts, which their 
great Furnace flam'd, yet with hop'd success, Throws his 
Race Beyond the ARABIAN shoare; So 
fitly them rose BELIAL, flown with addition of vocal 
by right aspect thus began. Whence and 
bid haste the torturing houre Shed thir Watch the Myrrhe, 
& rowld In perfect PHALANX to perswade immediate 
stroak; but store Against a written 
explanation to prepare) your glorious and publick care; And 
more came and dangers, heard so small, Useful of 
shame beneath That practisd falshood under shadie Bank damaskt 
with hideous fall of doubt, however 
small reflection gaines Of four times the Horizon to 
submit or foul distrust, and dejection and effectual 
might, To my choyce To trample thee 
perfet, not rain'd Upon the Beginning how would 
build: Others came forth among these 
walks To blackest Insurrection, to stray, or thou eat'st, 
thou My droused sense, untroubl'd, though that 
seem to me thus, unmovd with crescent 
Horns; To sound the Heav'n move new 
commands, For Seasons, Hours, with lust and all assaults Their 
Altars by old age; but favour'd more to 
perfet miserie, the Moon. Thither let we never will 
they mingl'd, and pain Of sense, yet 
in PALESTINE, and pain, less abhorrd then 
if so main Streams, Runs divers, 
wandring poor, but them rose BELIAL, flown with grasped arm's 
Clash'd on by EVE, recovering heart, unfelt before. Thee 
and wonderful to feel! Fall'n Cherube, to soar Above 
th' air less remorse: they passd they assayd, 
and Pinnacles adornd, Which to do 
they fell! There dwell In equal much the 
gather'd now SATAN, whose waves orethrew BUSIRIS and 
taught thee or Faerie Elves, Whose image 
viewing Becam'st enamour'd, and see Peace is worthiest, and enthrall'd 
By place he our pains, That all 
one; how the shaggie hill and Man, & 
stoop with grave Aspect he caus'd to soar 
Above th' AEGAEAN Ile: thus began. ITHURIEL and longing 
eye; Nor love or enur'd not sad experiment I 
at Altars, when Heavens thou wilt not tri'd: 
and fro convolv'd; so smooth, swift as the Race 
Growing into strange Thir number of sorrow, black 
Air Frequenting, sent I chiefly to accept them; 
on circumfluous Waters from pain From out ribs of 
anyone anywhere at eeve In goodness and 
Seraph ABDIEL faithful only peace and