daily-robot-milton/poem_2022-04-03.txt
2022-04-03 07:45:03 -04:00

191 lines
8.8 KiB
Text

1.E.7. Do as may speak. Hast thou
knowst What though strange Desire with mate For Man therein
Each in these corporal nutriments perhaps The irksome hours,
and all her steps, Heav'n so strange Thou
to resigne, and slow, Who speedily through
each Tree of him, Towns, and woe, Regions of anyone
anywhere at mine Not BABILON, Nor hee
the deep: So numberless were one;
how good, and all hope excluded thus, ADAM,
misthought of God; I thence to sit
contriving, shall double JANUS, all sides, from utter
dissolution, as Princes, whom sad overthrow and
pride, and paine, Can he Lordly sits Grim
DEATH my side up here Danc'd hand with
Omnipotence, and therein plant eyes, and gave
command, ere well I did ISRAEL
scape into Nature unpossest By Fountain fome belated Peasant
sees, while Waiting revenge: cruel Serpent: him a
few unknown Long to offend, discount'nanc't
both, had it returnd by manly hung
not, where highest Heav'n; th' Eternal
purpose to soar Above all sides With me? how
the highest, and shall he hies.
If you have thir inmost womb, more milde, Retreated
in shape, That with vain attempt. Him whom now
upbraided, as Sea-men tell, though the
Hall (Though like themselves decreed Thir multitude, like this
Man therefore was plaine, A third part have equal'd
the requirements of monstrous sight Had cast at
Altars, when he fell, As we must pass,
What e're his doom: he put two strong hold
Immortal vigor, though by me, though the supreme King
MESSIAH, and drinkst, seeking but that they onely
over PONTUS, and as under shade
Made passive both, had said, thy utmost
force, who live thus held his
wandring Fire to his head, but he
appeers, And high neighbouring Arms Against
us off Into their hideous ruine and lyes the
deep a ridge direct, For happy
Realms of Morn. Now other, as Are
yet linkt; Which with me. As resting found
beyond abstain To one slight bound his
way, Though now SATAN, and dischargd; what
may see Thus God spake, each In thee partake Full
Counsel must dwell, hope never see How provident
he went, and smallest Dwarfs, in peace Of
Brick, and warmd: All yours, while Sonorous mettal
blowing adverse power before, Argue thy spirits had
rung, The Womb as great command impress'd his Altar
to dwell; That mighty Father made
them, up rose As good from
the odds appeerd Up rose As far blazing,
as mee. They to submit or humid Bow, When
this license and fuming rills, AURORA's fan, Lightly dispers'd,
and knows how thir Tongues a Monster, upward
like themselves they prosper'd, bud and
Orcs, and drearie Vaile They hard'nd more From what
had rais'd, and passion to human sense: Henceforth
of Worshippers Holy Memorials, acts of absence mimic Fansie next
in PALESTINE, and hollow; though bold, will And now
at eeve In Heaven, or Earth, short Of Enemie
All path leads up with ruinous
(to compare the aire Meets his fall, o'rewhelm'd
With incense, where to view they bid
the Cataracts of anyone in hell Precedence, none,
None shall need, not by it thee unbefitting holiest
place, Where Armies to delude them from like
this they who beheld The easiest recompence, and with
adverse power Who all a day will leave attempt,
which evil Be infinitly good, But wherfore should enthrall
themselves: I heard, for ever thence Had it pursues
Things not soon Follow, as since, but short sigh
of anyone anywhere at Altars, when the noontide
Bowrs: Thus SATAN; and combustion down
they found, How have at sight Of fierce
Strive here in Arms, in spacious wound Pass'd underneath
beheld Our fealtie With thy success may much
what ere evil plight In Gems
and sure, The copyright holder), the ample rode,
whose great Maker rais'd To settle here
Breathe forth redounding smoak and avert From mee
thou with grasped arm's Clash'd on errand sole, and
passion into CHAOS, and mine Eyes, and dangers, heard
attentive, and smoak: Such ambush from Councel
thus began. Whence true vertu void; Who from
human Life Began to enure Our
greatness will be so, since I
extinct; A dewie locks distill'd Ambrosia; on JOVE, Hid AMALTHEA
and faded splendor likest Heaven could make deathless pain? Ye
Cedars, with their Train ascending: He ruind, for
one stroak, as that possesse Earth, this
Empyreal Heav'n, by stirring up & youth
about them askance, and passion mov'd, in
Heav'nly Power, And should with mortal voice, I
purchase with ambitious to soar Above all Minims of Heav'n;
now Acknowledge him MOLOC, Scepter'd Angels
met Undazl'd, farr the fleecie Starr Of
hazard as seems, Inflam'd with hellish
foes walk the Hall Of sooty coal the wisdom
infinite That little knows how blows the Pool His
Sons, like themselves defac't While here observd His
laughter at his loines and rule Us
his head, devouring fire. Sounder fierie Steeds Reflecting blaze
Far round If your harmless innocence Deserving Paradise!
if no cost and Scepter high
feasts to suffer more, for Heav'n, for
of Replacement or last thus forlorne Though not
beneath This more milde, Retreated in
fears and dreaded through experience taught the way the
IRS. So neer him due and
Love thou what cause, and complain that tour'd
Fould above the sociable Spirit, that done,
well this delicious Fare; For Death into
the Giant brood Of MOLOC furious windes
with Eternal Father in thee, I sollicite thee too
long, Beyond compare Great are past through fire
and stay: forlorn and Clouds With loath'd intrusion, and th'
account To mortal combat or bearded Grove The
Sun, or enmity fulfill. For such thou attended gloriously
from God saw Due entrance up here ended, and
spring Out of envie, or spread her widest Gates,
Harmonious numbers; as one Realm, but from Deaths rapacious
claimes; But thir wanton rites, which
wee freely give; as long usurpt, Whom
to others note Singing thir gifts, and Confusion worse
By thee, dim Eclips disastrous twilight here; and doubt
and found, which requires From mee encampt
on golden seat's, Frequent and race of God;
I will change Worth waiting, since denounc't
that of despaire, Anger, Hate, Mistrust, Suspicion, Discord,
and peaceful sloath, Not BABILON, Nor great Father. Admiration
seis'd The field secure, Consulting on Bitnet
(Judy now one, this earthly, with more
affect, Honour, Dominion, ADAM, rise, Whether his Robe
Uncover'd more. But all Her gather'd beach They dreaded through
experience taught to turn Desirous, all assaults
Their childrens cries unheard, that this frail Originals,
and future, in foresight much in terrible Example the
ample Air Shorn of Hell, or employee of Warr,
My Bowels, their stately tread, or possess
A generation, whom mutual love, Uninterrupted joy, but a
Foe Approaching gross to fly from the
Son, in fears and thereon Offer sweet Recess,
and reaping plenteous crop, Corn wine and wanton wreath
in Hell, or Heaven could make her Elm; she
deserts thee hither summond, since borne
His glory excites, Or ambush from SYRIAN ground, or
feard to compass all assaults Their living Carcasses design'd
Both when BELLONA storms, With Men as this
pleasant seemd. Each at Sea Monster, upward like doom,
if thy Nature to serve in
opposition sits Our eye-lids; other calls us less,
In fellowships of Heav'n; for as freely with songs
to abstinence, Much fairer person lost all assaults Their
childrens cries unheard, that stand fast; to beare, Prosperous or
have drencht her DEATH my adventrous Song, URANIA,
by John Milton Whom the points of Sea
flow'd Fast caught, they around the
Son, thou hee, thou Wouldst thou what
for copies of cold and various fruits Of
Conscience, into Gods Thy weaker; let mee
adornd With liberal Thou hast lost,
should thy creatures, and passion to
corporeal barr. But wherefore with tears VVatering
the Liveries dect of Panim chivalry To PALES, or
to flight Through labour calls us praying, and
receiv'd; but afford Our voluntarie move th' Archangel
MICHAEL, this frail Man fall'n. Yet willingly
thou alwayes with native righteousness, And durable; and heard, without
permission of heav'nly ground appeers, Not pleas'd,
Advising peace: and PHARPHAR, lucid streams. He spake:
and Timbrels loud acclaime Thee next
himself rebellious, here art likeliest by supplication we hold
them with a radiant visage round As meet thy
Faith, and Stone, Whereof hee First Man, SATAN to pass
Unprais'd: for thy memorie His Stature, and printed and
with sly circumspection, and pain Torments him; round
self-rowl'd, His Name Shall leave Unworshipt, unobey'd the Depth
Of miserie, I will put to lose
the Foundation (and Men though terrour chang'd his
experienc't eye, His heart Of despicable foes. With Fish
and casts to evil durst upon his
rebellious rout Fell not the Taste, Sight, Smell, Herbs,
Fruits, & each Had, like doom, Yet oft
his contempt of aire, To intercept thy doom,
Yet went forth pernicious highth. The
new wak't from Heaven, or shame: Which thus judgement
he counsels different, or Days, months,
and give his flowing cups With
whose Bark