A nest of singing birds; Milton the Dramatist; 10

A nest of singing birds. Three centuries of English verse with a doctorate from just. Milton. The dramatist Milton himself calls his play Samson agonist is a dramatic poem. He also remarks that he has not divided the tragedy into acts and scenes as they are necessary only for the stage to which as he says in his old words this work was never intended. Does this mean that Milton is no true dramatist that his play is no true drama. Before you make up your mind to listen to an episode in which data comes to Sampson now blind with only his hearing and his memory to rely on in a fresh struggle with her she twists and turns to gain her point admits to faults only to blame him too. She extenuate does everything she can to regain his trust. Milton shows that in the past she turned traitor mainly because she was obsessed with an urge to absorb Sampson's

entire attention to share nothing of him with anyone else. This same obsession brings her to him now confident that he must yield. But at last she will have him completely dependent on her. But he evades her. Blind weak captive shamed and in despair he was more than a match for her. Listen with doubtful feet and wavering resolution I came still dreading that displeasure Simson which to have merited without excuse I cannot but acknowledge. Yet if tears meg speed though the fact more evil drew in the perverse event than I foresaw my penance had not slackened so my pardon no way assured. The conjugal affection prevailing over fear intimidates doubt has led me on desires to behold once more I face. And no advice state if or to my ability may serve to lighten what the sufferer hissed and

appease the mind without amends in my power. The lady had in some part to recompense my rash but more unfortunate Miss de trout hyena. These I wonted arts and arts of every woman force likely to break all faith all vows deceive betray then is repentant to submit the siege and reconcilement move with feigned remorse. Confess and promise wonders in her change not truly penitent but chief to try her husband. How far urged his patience bears his virtual weakness which way to assail then with more cautious and instructive skill again transgressors. And again submits that wisest and best man for a lot beguiled with goodness principle not to reject the penitent but never to forgive. Where I had miserable days entangled with the poisonous bosom snake if not

by quick destruction soon cut off as I buy the donation is an example. Yet hear me Sam's not that I endeavor to lessen or extenuate my offense but that on the other side if it be weighed by itself with aggravations not surcharged or else with just allowance counter poised I may if possible I pardon find the easier towards me or the hatred less. First granting as I do. It was a weakness in me. But incident to all us ex curiosity inquisitive importune of secrets then with like infirmity to publish them was common female faults was it not weakness also to make no more importunity. That is from moment wherein consisted all my strength and safety to what I did that shows me first the way but I had two enemies reviewed and should not nor should as I have trusted that a woman's frailty their right to their thou to

thy self most cruel that weakness then with weakness come to pass. Sonia related all the same of kind rhyme forgave mine that men may sense your guy in the gentler of severity that exact not more strength from me than and I sell first found. And what of love which the interpret state. The jealousy of love. Powerful have sway in human hearts less in mind words then what I did. I saw the immutable of fancy feared lest one day that would leave me as had a Timna sort by our means therefore how to undo it unharmed they to me firmest no better way I saw than my import uming to learn my secrets. Get into my pod by key of strength and safety with I would say why then reviewed I was assured by those that tempted me that nothing was designed against me but safe custody unharmed that made for me. I knew

that liberty would draw the full of the perilous enterprises while I at home sat full of cares and fears wailing thy absence in my widowed bed. Here that I should still enjoy the day and night mine in love's prison and not the fearless times Home to Myself. I'm hazarded a broad fearless at home of partners in my love. These reasons in Love's law have passed for good. The fond and reason less to somebody's hopes and love hath oft well-meaning wrought much woe yet always pity or pardon hath obtained. Be not I'm like all others not stupid. Start strong inflexible as steel. If they are in strength all mortals just exceed in compassionate anger. Do not know how cunningly the sorceress displays her own transgressions to upbraid me mine. That man

is not repentance brought here by this appears. I gave the example I lead the way. Bitter reproach but true. I to myself was false a thou to me. Such pardon therefore as I give my folly take to thy wiki deed. Which when I see it impartial so severe inexorable that I will train I am sly seeking and much rather confess it feigned weakness is like excuse and I believe it. Weakness to resist Felicity and. If weakness may excuse what murder what traitor parricide incest to a second. Just But May pleaded recognitions weakness. That pre therefore with God all man will gain the no remission but allow or constrain the college furious rage to satisfy the lust love seeks to have a power of my love. How could star hope. Who talks the way to raising me in XP able hates knowing as needs I must by the bitrate

strives to cover shame with showing or by evasions like crime uncovers more since the determinist weakness for no plea in man or woman due to thine own condemning hear what assaults I had what snares besides what sieges got me around then I consented which might have or the best result the man the constant has to have yielded without blame. It was not goat. As to my charge the less that wrought with me law knows the magistrates and princes of my country came in person solicited commanded threatened urged enjoyed by all the bonds of civil duty and of religion. Pressed how just it was how honorable how glorious to entrap a common enemy who had destroyed such numbers of our nation and the priest was not behind but ever at my ear preaching how Metta Turris with the gods it would be too ensnared an irreligious dishonor of Dagon What had I to oppose against such powerful arguments. Only my love of the

held long debate and combat it in silence all these reasons with hard contest. At length that grounded Maxim so rife and celebrated in the mouths that wisest men that to the public good private respects must yield with grave Authority took full possession of me and prevailed virtue as I thought truth duty so in joining and I saw where all those pulling was in feigned religion smooth hypocrisy. But have my love still. Oh do you sleep pretended being as you thought sincere. They would have told the far other reasonings brought forth other deeds. Before all the daughters of my tribe and of my nation chose the from among my enemies were love the ass too well the newest too well. I'm boss and all my secrets to be not out of levity but overpowered by the I request to deny the nothing. Yet now I'm judged an enemy. Why then did I would first

receive me for thy husband then as since then i countries follow professed being once a wife for me I was to leave parents and country. Nor was I their subject not under their protection but my own down to mine not theirs. If it's against my lights i country sort of think it's all unjustly against the law of nature. Law of Nations no more than a country but an imperious crew of men conspiring to uphold their state by worse than hostile deeds violating the ends for which our country is a name so dear not their fault to be obeyed. But zero move be to please the guards that did state. God's unable to work with themselves and prosecute their foes but by own godly deeds the contradiction of their own gods cannot be less therefore to be pleased obeyed all of these false pretexts and vanished colors faily like you.

How far must develop an argument with men a woman ever goes by the words whatever be her code the longer words no doubt or lack of breasts. Witness when I was worried with the IPU I was the first to ration quite mistaken in what I thought would have succeeded best let me obtain forgiveness of the Sampson afforded me place to show what recompense towards the I intend for what I have missed done misguided only what remains past cure then not to sensibly. Most still insist to afflict myself in vain. No sight to be lost life yet had many solaces enjoyed with other senses when not their delights at home in leisure and domestic ease exempt from many a care and chance to which I cite exposes daily men abroad. The Lord's willing to cede not dotting their favorable ear that I may fetch the from for this loathsome prison house to abide with me where my redoubled

love and care with nursing diligence to me glad office may ever tender about the too old age with all things grateful she did and so supplied that what by me that has lost the least shall meet my condition take note it fits not now and I long since are Twain nor think me so unwary or a curse to bring my feet again into the snare where once I have been caught I know thy train though dearly to my cost Nigerians and toils right fair in transit cop and warbling charms no more on me have power their forces now old so much of that as wisdom I have learned to fence my ear against isosceles. In my flower of youth and strength when all men loved honored feared me and hour alone could hate me and I husband Slike me salomé and forego me how it's no use me now blind and thereby deceive about in most things as a child

helpless thence easily condemned and scorn at last neglected. How are words that going south when I must leave you exhorting us to thy will imperfect thraldom. Now again betray me bearing my words and doings to the last to gloat upon and censoring frown or smile. This jail I count the House of Liberty to the one whose door is my feet shall never enter. Let me approach at least and touch the hand not that I life. Lest fierce remembrance wake my sudden rage to tear the joint by joint. Distance I forgive thee go with that but rail thy full suit and the pious works it has brought forth to make the memorable among illustrious women faithful wives cherished I hastened widowed with the gold of matrimony or treason. So farewell. I see that implacable more deaf to prayers than winds in seas.

That winds to seas are reconciled at length and see to show the high angle unappeasable still rages eternal tempers never to become my do I humble dust myself I'm suing for peace reap nothing but repulse and hate it go with the evil omen and the brand of infamy upon my name denounced to mix with I can sentiments I desist henceforth know too much disapprove my own fame if not double faced is double mouthed and with contrary blast proclaims most deeds on both his wings one black the other white bear's greatest names in his wild airy flight. My name perhaps among the circumcised in Devon. Due to the bordering tribes to all posterity may stand defamed with malediction mentioned in the blot of full suit most on conjugal traduced. But in my country where I most desire. An acronym Gaza Ashdod and in GOF I should be named among the famous sister women sung at solemn festivals living and dead recorded

who to save her country from a fierce destroyer chose above the faith of wedlock bands. My tomb with odors visited an annual flowers not less renowned than in Mount Ephron J-Lo who with inhospitable guile smoked says Ella sweeping through the temples. Nor shall I counted Heen a student surely the public marks of honor and reward conferred upon me for the piety which to my country I was judged to have shown. That those who ever envisage or of pines. I mean Hindus not unlike my own. Every word was motivated. Every word part of an action as these to confront each other. This is drama it has often been pointed out that Milton was much concerned with the susceptibility of human beings to temptation in Paradise Lost we have the serpent tempting and Eve tempting Adam Paradise Regained has Jesus tempted by Satan in the wilderness.

When Sampson organised as we have witnessed Daniel attempting Sam's temptation is also the subject of comas from Ask written to be presented at Ludlow Castle on McComas night 16 34. Before the early project water president of the Council of Wales but now my task is Smoothly done. I can fly or I can run quickly to the green end where the bode well can slow down then and from thence Can story soon to the corners of the moon myrtles that would follow me love virtue. She alone is free. She can teach you how to climb higher than the starry charm. Ari virtue feeble word heaven itself would stoop to her. Those are the words of the attendant spirit at the end of the mask. Once the lady has been rescued from the clutches of comas but a serious God the lady is separated from her companions in the wild Ward the haunt of Promus in his round of

Monsters and Men and women with the heads of beasts who are in this state as the result of accepting his temptations. The noise of their revelry has brought her to this spot. They have disappeared. Comas remain not seen by this way the noise wise if my near be true. Best guy now. We thought it was the sound of a riot an ill managed merriment such as the jock and flute or games and pipe stirs up among the loose unlettered Hinds when from their teeming flocks and Granges full in wanton dance they praise the bounteous plan and thank the gods amiss I should be loath to meet their rudeness and swilled insolence of such late was a loss. Yet oh well shall I inform my unacquainted feet in the blind mazes of this tangled world. My brothers when they saw me wearied out with this long way resolving here to

lodge under the spreading favor of these pines stepped as they said to the next picket side to bring me berries are such cooling fruit as the kind hospitable Woods provide. But where they are and why they come not back is now the labor of my thoughts. It is likeliest they had engaged their wandering steps too far and envious darkness ere they could return had stole them from me and so thievish night why should start but for some felonious end in thy dark lantern vast clones up the stars that nature hung in heaven and filled their lamps with everlasting oil to give do you light to the misled and lonely traveller. This is the place as well as I may guess I can see even now the tumult of loud mirth was rife and perfect in my listening ear.

Not a single darkness do I find this be a thousand fantasies begin to throng into my memory of Carling the shapes and beckoning shadows dire and airy tones that syllable men's names on sands and shores and desert wilderness is. What I had received or to disable cloud turn for the silver lining on the night. I did not her dad die as a saber cloud turn for other silver lining on the night and Castle. Over the. Top did Grove. I cannot hello to my brothers. But such noises I can make to be heard Father style venture from my new in live in spirit strapped to me. Perhaps I'm not far off. She sings in the hope of her brother's hearing comas overwhelmed by her

addresses her. Having cast a spell which makes her see him merely as a harmless shepherd. The audience still sees the bio of God. Notice how she reprimands him for flattery. Notice also how skillfully he interrogates her to find that she has been separated from two young brothers who are not likely to cause him any trouble. The lady accept his help but she does not make the proud mistake of trusting in her own strength. She asks him to give her as much as any trial may require. Can any mortal mixture of small breed such divine enchanting ravishment. Show us something holy large is in that breast. And with these raptures moves the vocal air to testify is hidden residence. How sweetly did they float upon the wings of silence through the empty vaulted night and every fall was smoothing the raven down of darkness till it smiled. I will speak to her. And she shall be my queen.

Hail foreign wonder I'm certain these rather shades didn't never breed unless the god is that in Rose shrine whilst here with Pan or Sylvan by blessed song forbidding every blink unkindly fog to touch the prosperous growth of this tall wooden handle she had learned last that prays that is addressed to one it in the news. Not any boast of skill but extreme shift how to regain my severed company compelled me to awake the courteous echo to give me an answer from her mossy couch. What chance good lady had to be rescued us. The darkness in this leafy labyrinth could that divide you from mere ushering guides they left me weary on a grassy turf by force on or discourtesy Why do you see in the valley some friendly spring and let your fair side all unguarded lady you would like to reign and Papist quick return.

Perhaps forestalling night prevented them. How easy my misfortune is to hate imports their loss. Beside the present need no less than if I shoot my brother with a manly prime or youthful bloom is there any reason it leads to such I saw my time the labored arcs in his loose traces from the Pharaoh came and the swing to Hedgerow at his supper he sat. I saw them under a green mantling vine the crows along the side of yon small hill talking ripe clusters from the tender shoots the airport was more than human. As they stood I took it for a fairy vision of some game creatures of the element that in the colors of the rainbow live in play of the plighted clouds. I was almost struck and as I passed I worshiped if those you see it what a journey like the path to heaven to help you find them gentle villager what you already used way would bring me to that place due west it rises from the shrubbery point.

To find out that good shepherd I suppose in such a scant allowance of starlight would overtasked the best land pilot sought without the sure guess of well-practiced feet. I know each lane and every alley green Ingelow bushy Dell of this Wildwood and every boss came borne from side to side my daily walks and ancient neighborhood and if your stray attendance be at large don't shrug within these limits. I shall now are more awake while the low roosted lock from her thatched pallet Rouse. If otherwise I can conduct you lady to a low but loyal cottage where you may be safe to further question. Shepherd I take that word and trust by honest authored courtesy which often sooner found in lonely sheds with smoky rafters than in Tapestry halls and courts of princes where it first was named and yet is most pretended. Place less warranted than this or less secure or I cannot be

that I should fear to change it. I'm a blessed Providence and Squire on my trial to my proportion strength. Shepherd lead on the lady's brothers in another part of the world are met by the attendant Spirit who tells them what has happened and how to overcome comas. Then in the words of Milton's own stage direction the scene changes to a stately palace set out with all manner of deliciousness soft music tables spread with all dainty coma's appears with his rabble and the ladies set in an enchanted chair to whom he offers his glass which he puts by and goes about to rise. Now a lady said if I would wave this one your nerves are all chained up in alabaster and you are statue. Or is Daphne was root bound that lead Apollo. Do not boast that canst not touch the freedom of my

mind with all thy charms. These Cooper asked a man of good while having seas good why are you vexed lady. Why do you frown. He had the well-known frowns not anger from these gates sorrow flies far. See here be all the pleasures that fancy can beget on youthful thoughts when the fresh blunt grows lively and returns the brisket repro buds in Primrose season. And first behold this corn June julep here that flames and dances in his crystal bounds with spirits of balm and fragrant syrup mixed. Why should you be so cruel to yourself and to those dainty limbs which Nature Lent for gentle usage and soft delicacy. But you invert the covenants of her trust and harshly do you like an ill borrower. With that which you received on other terms scorning the unexamined condition by which all mortal frailty

must subsist refreshment after toil. After pain that have been tired all day without repast and time a restaurant in. But have an engine. This will restore all. Soon it will not fall straighter Twill not restore the truth and honesty that thou hast banished from thy tongue with lies with this cutie in this abode. Now tell me. What green specs are these. These ugly headed monsters. God me. Hence with that I brought in chant a man's foul deceiver hast thou betrayed my credulous innocence with visored falsehood and base forgery. And what's the house seek again to trap me here with licorice baits fed to ensnare a throat.

Why eat a draft for Juno when she banquets. I would not taste treasonous offer. None but such as aw good men can give good things and that which is not good is not delicious to a well governed and wise appetite. Her humility saves the brothers in the spirit ration but failed to seize comas in his one human beings alone cannot overcome temptation. They require grace from heaven. The spirit now invokes a Bryanna goddess of the river Seven she releases the lady from her chair and the mast ends in rejoicing. But now my task is done. I can fly i can run quickly to the green where the bode well to stand and from thence can stories to the corners of the mortals that would follow me.

I love you. She alone is free. She can teach you how to climb higher than this fairy charm. Already if you feeble were heaven itself would stoop to. You have been listening to a program on Milton as a dramatist Mary Boys played Samson Elizabeth Shepherd Danila the attendant spirit in comas was spoken by Anne Walker Bob Caspar played coma's the lady was shot to do it. This is better than just inviting you to be with us again next week. This program was produced by Radio Broadcast Services of the University of Washington under a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. This is the national educational radio network.