daily-robot-milton/poem_2022-12-22.txt
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If true, here art can know, whatever thing
approach Darkness they stood, Both Battels feign'd; the Fiend. Back
to my uncouth errand sole, and soft'n stonie hearts
To seek to thee from the Peace
is a foe: and all Tongues, and ever-during dark Ended
rejoycing in scorn. Think not, and Limb
themselves, and Earth No inconvenient Diet, nor too
slightly barrd. Produced by whose perfection farr
Then value: Oft times the Starrs among)
Fell not, and all men, above his
Testimony, The grosser feeds the Adversary of Woman thus
answerd soon. Advise if ought that
Pigmean Race of sorrow, doleful shades, where he
gave utterance flow. Inhabitant of seeming Friend. For
you, there onely in fears and ASPHALTUS yeilded light
she fled amain, pursu'd him dispose:
joy broke loose no cloud Drawn round he perceav'd,
warr be best, Wherever thus Eve repli'd. O what
we procure not glance Show to ADAM observ'd, and
frugal storing firmness gains To let this
Throne; from me. Some wandring feet
Shaddowd from outward aid the CELTIC roam'd the
Starrs Repairing, in whose command Single, is low raise
and dizzie swumm In Manhood also mad'st
it from amidst the shaddow of him, how like
which follows dignity, might work associated in warlike
sound of sorrow, black GEHENNA call'd, the waste, and thrice
to accord) Man Whom thou hast, though here condemn'd
In mutinie had I should enthrall themselves:
I sat on this gloom; the uprooted
Hills where Champions bold And various: wondring lookt,
beside it so, By shorter flight To forked tongue
Of immortalitie. So Hills where your harmless
innocence Melt, as Sea-men tell, Tell,
if he our defence, lest action
markt: about her aide Can he found so huge
He soon drew Gods Disdain'd, but favour'd more
sudden mind And carnal fear for Lightning glimps discerne
ITHURIEL and from the loud acclaime Thee all good;
I be returnd as erst they seek their Shrines,
Abominations; and assume Mans Friend, familiar grown,
I dread, Rouse and just and
doubt distract His starrie Host, left Ridiculous, and count'nance
cast Thir rising Birth Innumerous living Creatures animate
the work Now lately what is derived from
on himself impaird. Deep Shall fill of as creation
first assay Of massie Iron Scepter
shalt proceed, and with auxiliar Gods; aspiring Dominations:
thou Against th' AONIAN Mount, while
over which alwayes with auxiliar Gods; aspiring Dominations:
thou canst redeeme, Thir Orisons, each
To Hill, or access was farr his
Palace Gate Looks through experience taught his day-labour
with me is for the melodie of sleep. Then
at all; but down Thus far round, and
all parts CALABRIA from what forbids he
spake this conflict, had rung, Had cast too
large, Over the Aerie light, Purest at thir painted
wings Displayd on me, where stood unmindful
ABDIEL faithful friends, I keep, by whose hither
summond, since thine anger infinite Abyss the Fount of
God; I grow in wisdom, and pain
is derived from Just, and Lord, to
heare: This one, the neather Empire
with passions in unapproached light OREAD or flyes: At
the free Enjoyment of Paradise a
voyage uncouth errand sole, and outward both,
from Battel drew, disdaining flight, Mangl'd with fear Comes
thundring AETNA, whose verdure clad with
double honour done to him burn His full
oft invite, though his distance, in foresight
much advanc't, Created or dishonour lurks, Safest
and worth not divulge His Name Shall
separate he sees, Or multiplie, and shame, dishonest shame
hee or by sentence Man: For him, though I
sate Idol of good, Where art
is sure. Will he Reigns: next behind,
Whose failing, hapless EVE, As stood armd To thee
along the Adversary of Starrs, as
fast, too unequal work some of rising with almost
no cloud Of BAALIM and grief, pleasure to accept
them; the Giant brood Of som are restor'd,
As far whose look thus these Flours, Which gives
me remaines, VVhich grew ten paces
huge affliction and spoile back recoild; the Seav'nth
day, that Forbidden Tree, whose wisdom seemd, where
ye may, accept them; the dark'nd lantskip Snow, or sought;
for speed of it shew'd In mystic
Dance not for who scap'd Haply so
erroneous, thence many Throned Powers, Consult how the
surging smoak Uplifted spurns the dwellings peace: and barricado'd
strong; But perhaps The Parsimonious Emmet, provident he
drew not lost; Attonement for the rule, Each had
the Throne they move, And fields revive, though peirc'd
so shall dwell in strength They ended
heer, or heav'd his prison strong, live as onely
Son; On LEMNOS th' unwieldy Elephant
To mortal or bonds, or cure or have ordain'd
it, as not the Armorie of
electronic work, yet fraught with damps
and help And higher Would speed add
Deeds to augment. The Ark of righteousness, And
Valour or High; because in Front Divided, and infus'd
Bad men Interpreted) which ordain'd Good reason not
the Goblin full bliss. Him have foyld, If such
power, with tempest loud: Here Pilgrims roam, that
bad no more, So Heav'nly dores; let it
intends; till one seem'd Woman to glorifie The high from
the rest; so beset repli'd. O Father, half smiling thus
MAMMON spake. Deliverer from obedience, to attaine The
smelling Gourd, up with ease; Mean
while thus proceeded on me sudden hand
belongs, Vengeance is fear'd; should with like a Beast,
Fish, Beast, or Air, the champain head
though wondrous Works, on high: such love,
though Thron'd inaccessible, his fill, Lodg'd in Spirit That
beat with level pavement: from such
dear delight the dire example to
scorn with transcendent glory rais'd By
attributing overmuch to thee now, uncall'd before thee,
Whither shall his face Thrice he
hies. If we resist. If thence ensue,
Shee as farr more desire I sprung, Two
potent Thrones, that witherd all unobserv'd, unseen. Farr be mine,
I fell, from Heav'n: The black GEHENNA call'd, whose
face divine; But Natural necessity begot. God
Was understood, this gloom; the ambient light. First
MOLOCH, horrid Arms Fearless assault, In procreation common
else. By loosing all, Though last appeer Emergent,
and laughs the way Through all
assaults Their living dores; let us Heav'n, they
took, Harps they bend From HAMATH Northward
to frustrate all Baptiz'd, shall light.
First Man, the Morn: Nor in SITTIM on drie Wrinkl'd
the gloom were Brass Three Iron, three of monstrous Serpent
none would dance, which justly gives (Whose praise
of rest. Meanwhile the INDIAN Mount, or
damaged disk or Earth joyn thir
making, or Faerie Elves, Whose Seed Is rising, will
soon had servd necessitie, Not thy Sister, and onely
in Heav'n By center, or Fish of
us this Usurper his wayes of hate
us, That kept for whom; For thee
so, And nourish all these Beasts among, Beholders rude,
Guiltless of him, life so huge convex of
EDEN strive; nor unknown Long after his
head, hands, Had so low creeping,
he no friendly condescention to Till
thickest Wood, nor Angel warr, if Spirit attends,
Hovering and peace Found unsuspected way.
There didst obey him all assaults Their surest
signal, they talk'd, Smote on Silver cleer;
If then in discourse with neighbouring round.
And upstart Creatures, on yon dreary Plain, In loss
of Lambs or West, or whose perfection
farr Then loudest vehemence: thither doomd? Thou following
cryd'st aloud, Then such bold Compeer.
All circumspection, and MELIND, And Heav'n
set encoding: ASCII If ye are, Great
Or tilting Furniture, emblazon'd Shields, Helmes, and scap'd Haply
so Fate Meant mee, so highly, to men. Immediately
a stone besides Prone on yonder
Sea, dark, I declare Thy hearing, such wherein
lies Against the Goblin full terms from Hell, then
Air those Beyond this eBook, complying
with lyes Bordering on studious thoughts learnd in
Salvation and remove his eyes, and beginning
woe. Yet live Forever, to that rape begot These are
dust, Desirous to that proud will Interpreter through fire
purge off Human, to diminish, and being I glorie
excel, But glad Of lustful Orgies he next? Matter to
accept My Substitutes I obey is readie,
and soft Recorders; such another World,
one anothers arms The God incense
his Plumes, that now got, where
thir hinges great Vice-gerent Reign Sole partner and Quiver
with Envy and Shoar, the Books of Heaven, Where
Houses thick embatteld Squadrons bright, Which thus returnd:
URIEL, one touch What force or middle darkness fled, or
have I In Paradise, Now was this
dire attempt, which God Rais'd of sleep
Was giv'n to do all on yon celestial light?
Be Center pois'd, when th' Empyreal forme
Incapable of Men: And horrid confusion heapt
Upon the veins Of things gaze
the Flood With vain to reach The following pace
that Wall a Mountain or these from Heav'n,
our ancient yet seen Among the brink of
smallest things His worshippers; he spake, and Cedar
tops thir Glory. His peace, both Grip't in
VALDARNO, to impose: He onward came
to claime His beams, Now death shall temper Hero's
old PROTEUS from our own works. For