What is the paradise lost bot flock?
The paradise lost bot flock is a flock of 12 twitter bots that each tweet one book of John Milton's epic poem, Paradise Lost.
The flock is implemented in Python and uses the rainbow mind machine library.
Each bot is given the entire contents of one book of Paradise Lost, and tweets the entire contents one line at a time.
For more information about bots and bot flocks, see bots.charlesreid1.com.
Find the bots on twitter at the paradise lost bot flock twitter list
@milton_book1 • @milton_book2 • @milton_book3 • @milton_book4 • @milton_book5 • @milton_book6 • @milton_book7 • @milton_book8 • @milton_book9 • @milton_book10 • @milton_book11 • @milton_book12
Why build the paradise lost bot flock?
The paradise lost bot flock was built to help drown out some of the noise on Twitter, and to provide a juxtaposition of classic 17th century English poetry about the fall of Satan and Original Sin with the latest goings-on in the Twitter timeline.
"Whence and what art thou, execrable Shape,
— Paradise Lost Book 2 (@milton_book2) April 29, 2018
That dar'st, though grim and terrible, advance
— Paradise Lost Book 2 (@milton_book2) April 29, 2018
Thy miscreated front athwart my way
— Paradise Lost Book 2 (@milton_book2) April 29, 2018
To yonder gates? Through them I mean to pass,
— Paradise Lost Book 2 (@milton_book2) April 29, 2018
That be assured, without leave asked of thee.
— Paradise Lost Book 2 (@milton_book2) April 29, 2018
From Chaos, and the inroad of Darkness old,
— Paradise Lost Book 3 (@milton_book3) April 28, 2018
Satan alighted walks: A globe far off
— Paradise Lost Book 3 (@milton_book3) April 28, 2018
It seemed, now seems a boundless continent
— Paradise Lost Book 3 (@milton_book3) April 28, 2018
His arrows, from the fourfold-visaged Four
— Paradise Lost Book 6 (@milton_book6) April 28, 2018
Distinct with eyes, and from the living wheels
— Paradise Lost Book 6 (@milton_book6) April 28, 2018
Distinct alike with multitude of eyes;
— Paradise Lost Book 6 (@milton_book6) April 28, 2018
One Spirit in them ruled; and every eye
— Paradise Lost Book 6 (@milton_book6) April 28, 2018
Glared lightning, and shot forth pernicious fire
— Paradise Lost Book 6 (@milton_book6) April 28, 2018
From Man or Angel the great Architect
— Paradise Lost Book 8 (@milton_book8) April 29, 2018
Did wisely to conceal, and not divulge
— Paradise Lost Book 8 (@milton_book8) April 29, 2018
His secrets to be scanned by them who ought
— Paradise Lost Book 8 (@milton_book8) April 29, 2018
Rather admire; or, if they list to try
— Paradise Lost Book 8 (@milton_book8) April 29, 2018
Conjecture, he his fabrick of the Heavens
— Paradise Lost Book 8 (@milton_book8) April 29, 2018
Hath left to their disputes, perhaps to move
— Paradise Lost Book 8 (@milton_book8) April 29, 2018
His laughter at their quaint opinions wide
— Paradise Lost Book 8 (@milton_book8) April 29, 2018
From standing lake to tripping ebb, that stole
— Paradise Lost Book11 (@milton_book11) April 28, 2018
With soft foot towards the deep; who now had stopt
— Paradise Lost Book11 (@milton_book11) April 28, 2018
His sluces, as the Heaven his windows shut.
— Paradise Lost Book11 (@milton_book11) April 28, 2018
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