daily-robot-milton/poem_2021-10-01.txt
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Is propagated seem such companie as shall seldom
chanc'd, when looking down, devour For dust is there
plac't, with sinuous trace; not farr
remov'd from mans delightful Seat provides For
in SITTIM on yon dreary Plain, then Op'nd
and chief Thee what resolution from the TARTAR
bounds, His death lives, and build His travell'd steps; farr
Then ever, by task and thrice threefold the Dorian
mood Of Mans woe and commands
that strife Was moving speech, Turnd fierie Cope of
envie, or corrupt no cost them to
enquire: above the Devil with Countnance blithe
and pain Through CHAOS blustring winds, which
wee to do thy wonted favour equal fear conceiv'd,
GORGONS and persevere He scarce of anyone anywhere
at all; needs remove The Womb
of this Earth the root shall remain,
Till warn'd, or possess her SATAN fell, Wholsom and
tilth, whereon to reascend, Though chang'd His Laws Will
he, Best with crescent Horns; To have else set
the Towrs Of Wiles, More dreadful Dart;
what compulsion and shoares Thir devillish Engine back I shall
burn, and with lust and inquire Gladly
the brittle strength and dying rise, and regain
the terms of sorrow, doleful shades, where silence
thir mirth & found From prone, nor could make
them before each that implies not known,
thence many Throned Powers, For those bad Expect
to seek to blest MARIE, second Sovrantie; And one
Who now fli'st thou? whom now seen Ten thousand Leagues
awry Into my self, but sav'd who not lost;
the Hierarchies Intends to loose tresses hid:
he turnd. Nor stop th' ETRURIAN shades High up
with pride, And Trumpets loud Hosanna's fill'd
With long have a bitter consequence: for
yet seen Though last his second in circuit
inexpressible they nigh Your wonder, and shame in
PALESTINE, and destin'd to comply with
nimble tread; as violent cross wind Swayes
them; wilt bring Silence, and firm brimstone, and bring
on yon Lake thir might; The burd'n of anyone
anywhere at highth of bliss, thy perfect PHALANX to soar
Above all assaults, And live again In ignorance, thou thy
name Is enmity, which God in her popular
Tribes Of tears VVatering the Grave, Of
heavenly Grace: and trouble, which time To
final hope excluded thus, unmovd with Walks, and
echoing Hill retir'd, In EDEN North, Where
now prepar'd For this world Of conjugal attraction unreprov'd,
And IDA known, since by my
Will prove Where Armies whole success: When ADAM
sore besides, That drove him, such acts of
Warr, Warr then, Of length prevaile Against temptation: thou
with jaculation dire, CERASTES hornd, HYDRUS,
and sloth, Surfet, and passion first convex divides
The Battel proud attempt thee, and filth
Which God Approaching, thus wrested from sleep Was moving
toward the signal giv'n, th' indignant waves. Now
alienated, distance keepes Till final rest to tell
Of CHAOS Umpire sits, And guided
down he the CELTIC roam'd the Field, In
Heav'n, On high; No light, but all Temples
th' esteem of monstrous Serpent to fear here Nature
unpossest By Act of MARY second ADAM the
flowing cups With incense, where silence
broke. Sole reigning holds the followers rather to
iterate Her doing what Revenge? the most severe, It
lies, yet all deprav'd, Justice seems; yet remaines unsung,
where Thou usest, and Towrs, Concours in DAN,
Lik'ning his creating hand provok't, since mute, though
slow, mine to force of remove, Save
with TARTAREAN Sulphur, and Flour. Our servile offerings. This
would loose, Though after some inferiour
Angel, for Maistrie, and full. After these
were of Morn. Now when AEGYPT with
me sprung, Two potent multitude Admiring
enter'd, and consultation will And for the Patriarch
of that now, thy beauty, which perhaps
The ridges of God; I forewarn thee, Father,
thy perfection, how faire, Answering his Providence Out of monstrous
Serpent meeting here, nor unknown till
one place, A Son, Or Pinnace anchors in
both perhaps With Heav'nly Paradises dwell; But yet never
ceasing bark'd With Eevning rise Unvanquisht, easier
business were worthy well feign'd, or aught divine
or Mountains huge in Front Presented with
healing words made new commands, For God on
Thy cherishing, thy sole cause To
wearie him so many Throned Powers,
in Front a flame, But well
Spare out of Mercie and choice Here
at Gods disguis'd in Mercy and
call'd Princes of doubt, however small
part, Motion, each other, think that live. For onely
of sorrow, black GEHENNA call'd, and all delight,
Mankind drownd, before scarse pleasant savourie pulp
they weend That run Perpetual Circle, multiform;
and URIEL once In horrible a fierie gleame
Of Waters, and all assaults Their surest signal,
they sat, by Judy Boss eng003@zeus.unomaha.edu on her
kind; Whose Bed is past, if thrown
by sinning grown. The Confines met conceaves
delight, As MAMMON led th' Antagonist of as
inclination or whither Fate the Spie,
With Tresses discompos'd, and renowne, Who tells of shame
beneath His constant mind can never dwell, The discord
which by th' indignant waves. Now not, revolted
Spirit, zealous, as onely what contentment
find? Thus wondrous birth: Be sure,
To tempt with uplifted beyond Compare of joy,
but that sight Of Battel: whereat
their destind habitation; but delight, Mankind
with ambitious mind By doom Reserv'd him next More
tuneable then said is low raise
Dreadful combustion down Must eat, they needs remove his
prison strong, who unseen Wing to soar Above all
on IMAUS bred, Whose vertue spent
his way, Whether by command wherever stood
In wise In a Wood-Nymph light In horrible
a pleasing light turnd to like, but
of Spirits bright Arms, Though sleeping, where he through
Heav'n: The doubts that gently mov'd My being yet
from above, none appeerd, Love not glance Show
to direct The same free to all; but bring forth
came they, who hold Caelestial Spirits hold
them had need repeate, As Man hath adjudg'd, from
mans life dies, and pure, accustomd hour stood
Of noxious vapour, or herds, or eternal course, The
number last At last consume us, the more of which
God Rais'd of sorrow, doleful shades, where Youth smil'd
Celestial, and reason'd high state Hold,
as onely God, Saviour sent, so deform what
permissive will, Yet not Man therefore as Sea-men
tell, With tract Of all good;
and pay The Heav'nly forme Incapable
of God; I am secret; Heav'n surcharg'd with words
attention won. Whence in delight could pittie Heav'ns
fugitives, and blame behind: Which to
few His Laws our Conquerour, (whom
I apprehend not, Herb, Plant, Herb of things
shall end as Princes, Potentates, Warriers, the circling
fire, His onely Son; On what by hate;
if she will leave ye, and
press'd her prime, yet remaines unsung, where
Thou my Clay To lure her soft'nd Soile,
for God for her fit head; both
righteous plea, excus'd his state, Happiness
in fears and Flocks are but with servitude; Not
unattended, for blissful Seat, Sing Heav'nly Guest. But all
his Father, thy face I see
hath forbid. Not of joy, to strike, though
not safe. Assemble thou abhorr'st That gave
a Meteor streaming to soar Above all
restore. So Hills (For Earth he took me
is lost. Thy absence I fear; Yet unconsum'd.
Before thy Ofspring, end to submit or obscure,
Can turn, or enur'd not eating Death:
Satiate with looks receave Thy King
Held by deeds compar'd this ASSYRIAN mount CASIUS old,
Fortunate Fields, And ore the Beach Of Goats
or seeming pure, and secur'd Long after came down
As one Who justly gives (Whose
praise of thy only extold, Son
belov'd, Son with dreadful deeds Fearless, endanger'd
Heav'ns fugitives, and regain the inmost
bower Handed they sang of eternal woe. But
thee, And Spirits Elect above Should favour equal
all, this I equal'd the floud, With
inoffensive moust, and sweetest his foul defeat
Hath wiselier arm'd Out of Angels
arm'd, Thir downie Gold compos'd SATAN alighted
walks: a glistering Spires and supposest That
slumberd, wakes the Giant Sons of anyone
anywhere at Altars, when the pair that
shall yeeld him, for us he led
me on, with downie Brest; the Eye To
dispossess him, life ambrosial fragrance after sleepless Night;
Light by merit Reigns. Goe MICHAEL of Worshippers Holy
Rest; Heav'n wakes the gross to soar Above his
doom: he was wont in true Libertie alone,
Best with branching Palm, A Shape within me, so abject
posture have peirc'd so gay, Ye
Powers as in it profit thee along Innumerable force
of retreat, Nor chang'd His wonder
now lead To mortal food, and heard, but
suddenly My being So fail not, finding
way, till like which yet thir selectest influence;
the hideous change. He came, but soon
beg to force of anyone in Heav'n move Indissolubly
firm; nor mine, I obey him
there left but in Heav'n thick entwin'd, As
Tribute large, Over the Moon. Thither full terms
of grassie Couch, At first, If
so happie Race Of BACCHUS from hence, though his
absolute Decree Or turn not back to side by
favour sent