daily-robot-milton/poem_2021-10-22.txt
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Whence and spotless innocence. So Eev'n and
wearie him out of vernal bloom, but
that too high, Where pain to
evade The conquerd also, and all
deprav'd, Not diffident Of outward aid to soar
Above all parts were the Priests dissension springs,
Men not feel; Yet all praises owe, And puissant
Legions, or fall: so lov'd, thy plaint.
Thrones and glad. Empress, the fixt for Orders bright.
There fail not as came still
bark'd With Armed watch, as seems, In sweet recess
and all hue, as great Whales, and
th' event, That SATAN alighted walks:
a Coronet his Mother, and with eyes,
One step no acquittance ere they talk'd, Smote on
me, O Sovran, and twilight sheds
On our Lord, And practis'd distances
to Pole, More to enjoy; for
Deities: Then that be for high strength, Not so
Fate pronounc'd. But the glittering by proof,
Hell-born, not lost; Evil to submit or Wilderness, Forrest
huge two-handed sway Of ATABALIPA, and build In MALABAR
or middle Air That run Much reason,
to crush his course now seen in wide bounds; beyond
hope, the dreadful Thunder heard this less
expressing The glorious before the passive both, had the Waves
be held Spreading thir brazen Chariots and
would on IMAUS bred, Whose failing, meets A
Nation to men: the Father, gracious temper
Hero's old LAERTES Son, but drawn By wondrous fair;
thy consort to feel Strength undiminisht, or ridge the
cited dead in Heav'n first-born, Or satiate
fury all shall rise Victorious, and race
Of somthing not preferrd More glorious World,
Or hear and over her ruin
all chase In Heaven, or SAMOS first
smiles from the wild Of secondarie hands,
by manly hung Like a Tree of Glorie abides, Transfus'd
on dry Land of Nature, she deserts
thee created, needs not dreaded bolt. Nor skilld
nor by so Fate Inextricable, or beneath.
This book was hid themselves decreed Thir
embryon Atoms; they forewarne, Wolves shall never shall pay.
Accept this dire Calamity, What e're it thus? who
first to regaine Her Temple of brute. Thus measuring
things durable By us enslav'd, but let
us this powerful Key Into th' assault Heav'ns Hath
left besides to soar Above his riv'n Armes
And yee in Triumph high Archt,
a different degree Of midnight march, and free Acceptance
of peace and passion to part With Myrtle,
find To expiate his Thunder: and oft
forsook Their great Fell long he dismiss'd them, as
farr Then loose it possible to deck with scalding
thurst and confer Thir distance and Timbrels loud Through
pride And gaze, Or satiate fury yield
it seems a Race Growing into
horrid crew who first, not Excellence: the
Year Seasons return, and rubied Nectar flows: In
Thunder made his Throne; from labour, to
strength from SYRIAN mode, whereon to hazard in
Glory crownd, With righteous Altar, Gods disguis'd in fears
and darken'd all these my inward State
Mine eare Of Paradise, deare Short intermission none with
delight; how disturbd and expectation held part Coverd,
but who notifies you must, at THEB'S and
easiest way, and all Temples th' advantage then Conflicting Fire:
long Of conflict; over him die,
yet what is come not lost; where
thou art wont his own? ingrate, he
sees, Or whom now prepare Fit retribution,
emptie as vain plumb down Warring in her Nuptial
Bowre Oreshades; for mans polluting Sin
and before the unapparent Deep: There the Giant
brood Of their Creator, and speak I rose The Sun,
producing every leaf, that distance and forms Excelling human,
Princely Dignities, And ore the river of som sad
complaint. If any other viewing, Soon
learnd, now not charge of obtaining
a Scout farr remov'd where stood for you
follow strait, rough, dense, or yeanling
Kids On evil soon contemnd, Since through dire
example good, created once of anyone in PALESTINE,
and warmd: All would loose, expell'd to part
Which hung Tempting affronts us falling, had
dipt in PALESTINE, and vain Empires. Thus
SATAN; and smoak: Such were falling, and deeds
deservd no near each other, as great charge
of this gloom were form'd, Save when Spirits is
dark Surrounds me, the just and
with hideous ruine and Stations thick and gently warms
The radiant Files, Daz'ling the side ACANTHUS, and a
cursed Engins and Waters, and breach Disloyal
breaks his Worshipers: DAGON his looks, either
Wing, and Dale of smallest Magnitude close recess
and passion tost, Thus said, a library of rest, Millions
that made melodious chime Was not by strength, or paine,
Till I behold, Into our Conquerour, (whom I seek,
And stripes, and with jocond Music charm his
riv'n Armes Braunching so cleere, not slow, Yet these
fair Women, richly gay Legions to
their temper; which evil unknown dangers and doubt
it is Earth hadst heark'nd to tell In Nature
joind Awaiting what burden heavier fall:
so I might in your Rational; and voice
he bends Through labour hee; But now
gentle Fawnes at Hels dark Aereal vapours flew Of Light
Imitate when the Heavens Azure, and steep glade,
and beheld With terrors and outrage: And
now Stream, and Aire, Fire, as Sea-men tell,
Tell, if within Orb, Incredible how op'nd, but that never
more Communicated, more loth, though overthrown. I suppose If
any money paid within them; and all assaults Their surest
signal, they enthrall to whatever stands to set the
dark'nd lantskip Snow, or flock, allur'd The griding sword
Of Glory above th' Arch-Enemy, And Immortalitie: that
Godless crew I advise. Fall'n Cherube,
and spent, sunk with augmented paine. Far otherwise th'
accus'd Serpent sleeping, where stood Eye To do
all 50 states do practically ANYTHING with thick array
Of those his will. To boast
not: for the sum of lost shape, And practis'd
distances to Warr hath ruind, and warme, Temper or
brighter, clad with joy to execute
their fault, Which of anyone in bright consummate floure
Spirits is low With Gods who
best order due, Thir glittering Tents Pitcht about
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pages for hiss Of Wisdom, what resolution rais'd
me opens wide, To rapture, till one from without,
to save, Dwels in yon celestial light? Be Center
mix Tastes, not fear'd; should be
henceforth most shall yeild To luxurie and Truth; Meanwhile
ere dim Eclips disastrous twilight sheds On
either Throne Yeilded with caution joind, thir Emperour with
Diamond and excite Fallacious hope, Before my darkness,
and confer Thir Phalanx, and all waste Her
Husband, saw Hill, and beat'n way
Pursues, as the change, Bestirs her Gifts
Were set, and foulds; Ith' midst a dreadful shade
Imbround the ARABIAN shoare; So pondering,
and missinforme the method you indicate
that meek man, Met such joy
bereft. O Sacred, Wise, and pile Stood
thick flames, the praise The Ford,
and Chance, or Adulterie, where th' assault And
Vertues, Powers of Gods Endowd with guile contemn; Suttle
he perceav'd, warr be henceforth among
the laws in Triumph high Temple of Heav'ns
awful Ceremony And o're which to taste? Forbid
who full terms of anyone anywhere at
one slight bound us? this Ethereal mould
whereon we shall burn, and full.
After the Spring both, Nor shall fear
least motion, measures Day Travelling East, had hither summond,
since first broke from like desire which intermits
Our circuit walles this easie ascent, or
heavy, sharp, smooth, swift or have giv'n
To Satan exalted sat, with others.
Is doubtful; that glittering Staff unfurld Th' other sort
by love, upon request, and all assaults
Their Seats long detain'd In GIBEAH, when ADAM gratefully
repli'd. Was this dire Arms? yet large
field, Of real dignitie: Adornd She dictate false,
unmov'd, Unshak'n, unseduc'd, unterrifi'd His Seed, In Wood or
remove him now, foretasted Fruit, nor endearing smiles
on IMAUS bred, Whose Fountain other two dayes
portends, then they lift us nigh,
Whose fellowship I obey him wanton wreath in
peace. Can he thus in Woods, and
Omnipotent to all; with perplexing thoughts
and therein set As vitiated in Heav'n By
wisdome, and regain the redeemer dy'd. All
is light, Besides what intends to
come From either Flank retir'd. Which oft
return. Part rise From off from begging peace:
Glorie and die, Die hee Kingly Crown had
rais'd me once, with revenge: cruel Serpent:
him perplext, where silence on me forth
Infinite goodness, grace Invincible: abasht the
chase Anguish and mutual league, United as before, And
look suspence, awaiting who lives in stead, and
sorrow. Sternly he wings outspread Dove-like satst brooding on me
seemd remediless, Thus when of pain.
All Power, In our mindes, and saw in Arms;
Who to provoke, or modern Fame, And wilde,
Access deni'd; and who tempts, though the op'ning wide,
Rowld inward, and Fowle. In them soft'nd Soile,
for possession such, They die; Nor gentle wafting
to pervert that way Pursues, as one Beast
and superiour Fiend found By falsities and
endurance. This downfall; since of monstrous size,
TITANIAN, or possibly his proper substance; time and
gross to learn What wonder