daily-robot-milton/poem_2022-10-04.txt

So spake th' Earths Giant brood Of 
grateful Twilight gray Had ris'n or obtain a cloudie 
Van, On ADAM what highth thou fledst: if we 
procure not then Divine! Hail horrours, hail 
Infernal Pit shall his roam. Mean while yet 
tolerable, As Tribute large, where thir fond and shame 
to taste? Forbid who beheld so faire, Answering 
his ev'ning beam, that aspect, and 
call'd Satan, with us must cease To know, Which 
uttering thus consulting, thus cropt, Forbidd'n here, driv'n from 
new trouble Holy Rest; Heav'n by success 
untaught His best societie, And multiply a grateful 
Altars by might work Of SENNAAR, and Soule, Acknowledge 
him a signal blow Unaided could tell, ye find, 
who puts me is Sovran power, and distribution 
of Hell, or Den; Sporting the tongue, Somtimes in 
despair, to dwell; But opposite fair event 
In whirlwind; Hell resounded. Princes, Potentates, 
Warriers, the future evil strait the fee for 
God is worth ambition though great Expedition 
now has agreed to grow In place by John 
Milton Which God likes best, though unbeheld 
in dismal Den, Not sedulous by 
me, that Dominion like which way a 
shooting Starr interpos'd, Or much worse, By 
Judges first, who will create your 
spacious World, that lies Against our Nourisher, from the gray 
Had driven down The speediest of Beeves, faire EVE; 
Assaying by old som glimps of 
Battel, sunk before thy Son with like the aerie purposes, 
And Earth Shall dwell And render all 
one; how light, Directly towards the leaves all kindes (Though 
like shall dash Maturest Counsels: for 
the Fruit Of things could without 
leave me as built by those Who mourn'd 
in Heav'n receiv'd us Knee-tribute yet 
so hee alone, By that most offend Our 
own Heroic Race bin theirs, it so, 
yet beleeve, though I obey But perhaps Your 
change Befalln us dispossest, He views At once thir 
minds With large and Wedlock-bound To thy Belly 
groveling thou hast, though she spous'd about them 
breeding wings a Son with Envy and bear, 
Our doom; which God only, shee in it rose, 
And hard, much advanc't, Came like themselves 
defac't While time when AEGYPT with circling Years, 
And daily work as from donors in sighs began. 
Would utmost Pole. O shame To Idols through experience 
of Gold, In open brest Of Planets seven, and 
inclination or wades, or Air, Sagacious of 
Battel; and call judicious; I point of 
rest. Meanwhile To trample thee From each Van 
Pric forth Infinite goodness, grace And found Th' eternal 
course, both righteous Altar, Gods MESSIAH; those grim 
Glar'd lightning, and care To thee none. 
His inmost counsels different, or enur'd not restraind 
as Are brought: and Dreams have set the 
method you I return, and one call'd 
ASTARTE, Queen of works by chance with necessitie, Not 
onely Supream In the shape Spangl'd with ambitious 
aim Against a rout Through pride and pain 
Which when strait they but rackt with GORGONIAN terror 
through a Father first began in Plain in 
wanton Mask, or just opposite, A third as 
rais'd unite. Why but what resounds In 
posture have foyld, If our state he drew not 
ken Th' IONIAN Gods, Knowing both despoild, 
Made answer. Mightie Father, what ere thou 
attended gloriously from the Shield, Born through 
fire inflame with Arched neck Between Thee from 
beneath, Just o're the surging smoak 
and play In amorous play. To fickle Chance, 
and turn Metals of names, Places and woe, 
In tangles, and titles, and Cedar tops thir 
Rebellion, from the Name Shall grieve him, 
that have assur'd us; and thence how would 
know The burd'n of God Or multiplie, and 
ILIUM, on by som tumultuous cloud Instinct 
with wonder at no unbounded hope excluded 
thus, ADAM, not fear'd; should be 
deem'd Equal in foresight much gainsay, Nay, didst 
play In billows, leave askt Puts on Earth, another 
EVE, who I chiefly Thou mai'st not; 
To entertain our Hill. If counsels from the use of 
Flesh, or Sun-light, spread her who first, If Earth Had 
cast too large, Though but up 
in Triumph and shame Of all sides round With 
Man, whom BISERTA sent propitious, some other service 
as infinite, That SATAN except, none Of amorous 
dittyes all waste his courage never 
parted they, the East: still erect, 
with audible lament his Anointed universal ruin 
upon his Bowre. Thy presence, neerest to 
Pole to simplicitie Resigns her loveliest, 
and Tackle torn; Or Spirit in narrow vent 
appli'd To answer, and AFER black GEHENNA call'd, 
whose aid the goodliest Trees of Death! Must 
exercise and saw thir shapes and makes Wild 
work associated in Paradise Dying put off, 
and dreadful? Thither let us advise, and Timbrels 
loud acclaime Thee all temptation to 
unthrone we may bring, what me once, now went 
she cry'd, Against thee hath rebelld Against 
thee ordain'd In various Names, Needlest 
to burn His arrows, from such Thir Lords, 
leader to soar Above them in Glory obscur'd: As 
Man Extracted; for in VALDARNO, to no eare With gay 
Religions full of Warr, since he turnd. Nor stop 
th' unwelcome news had vanquisht. After these corporal 
nutriments perhaps When CHARLEMAIN with wanton ringlets 
wav'd As one Soule. Silence, and shame that bad 
act more potent Thrones, that shall 
call, But rather not, Necessitie and resound thee Would 
Thunder hath giv'n Over Fish that most just, Honour clad 
with somthing ill, or enmity fulfill. For had 
spred That might we may rain, and 
everie magnitude of Reason, and EDENS 
happie ill secur'd Long after thoughts Wast present, 
and ILIUM, on Bitnet (Judy now got, Bad 
men wont to arrive The strict Senteries and 
sigh'd From CHAOS wilde, A triple-mounted row 
of Replacement or foul obscur'd: As 
one of this perfidious hatred they seemd well 
conceav'd of good, Where Scepter'd Angels 
held Gods, and vines Yeild Nectar, 
visiting each other promises and SATAN except, 
Created vast Sublunar Vault, And now Sea, Aire, 
Thy Trophies, which all ill become 
So smooths her yeilded, by themselves defac't 
While thus and thir being? Yet not impair'd, 
but he pursu'd With our Reason flow, Nightly 
I Sing Heav'nly stranger, who built 
By ancient Greece; and thou claim'st me are made 
request, and thee. If true, If mettal, 
part in DAN, Lik'ning his Face 
shalt Reigne Both Horse and what point of 
Knowledge so erroneous, thence in answer thus milde Zone 
his spread his Childern, all assaults Their childrens 
cries unheard, that sight, when bands Of immortalitie. 
So now Our pleasant veine Stood 
rul'd, stood So fit, so justly accuse Thir course 
Had bred; then the Thrones, Dominations, Princedoms, Powers, Consult 
how attempted best, condense or MAROCCO, or Freeze, with 
scorn. Think nothing from despair. In order, though 
brute, unable to win From Faction; for I travel 
this good from those dropping Gumms, That one 
tastes; Nor did ELY'S Sons, thy crime and enthrall'd 
By false And Man Dust of Man Restore us, in 
Heav'n Thus saying, Be strong, who 
beholds Cherube and betraid Him the first they or 
I my ofspring deare? It was formd 
thee, who hold them made both in evil 
only to my power had descri'd, To 
mortal tast Brought forth more Cease I saw, with 
vain exploit, though love is enterd; yet well, 
and laughs the Giant brood Of his new delight, 
wherein appear'd in any purpose to Souls In worst 
abuse, or past, Man Plac't in pairs thou 
op'nst Wisdoms way, or grav'n in that look'd a 
royalty fee or present, and Beast: when he held 
At Loopholes cut sheere, nor yet argument blasphemous, 
false Philosophie: Yet dazle Heav'n, once 
as one disarm'd, Of knowledge, planted by side 
Henceforth of blustring winds, which who knows 
how repair, How dearly to Reign: he turn'd 
by Cranes: though she trod. His secrets of it 
by forbidd'n means. This to inshrine BELUS 
or degree, of rage Of peaceful Counsels, 
and peace assur'd, without thy example, but his 
lustful Orgies he weighd, The Calf in PALESTINE, and 
vain, at Altars, when we to do. Be sure Of 
immortalitie. So wise to submit or 
Fountain fome belated Peasant sees, while Warr had ordain'd 
Nor had persisted happie, owe to impose: He 
effected; Man his prospect from forage drives to retain; 
they beheld, Thir station, Heav'n When the Empire 
now, which the leaves free To their 
misrule; And bring ye Waters he drew not of 
anyone in doubtful hue: but curses on 
NORWEGIAN hills, to my Ear. Produced by 
the Fact Is no reason; who Reigns, 
and force of joy in Glory above his 
neerest coast of Paradise to Die; How dies the 
deep thoughts; & soonest recompence it might 
so cleer, sharp'nd his commands above fould 
a horrid crew to submit or taste is lost, not 
guiltie Serpent, we are. Mean while, the voice of 
monstrous Serpent errour wandring, each Had rounded still to starve 
in every kind, that what ere fall'n 
on evil he assayd, and repossess their native home. 
What day Not BABILON, Nor motion or