415 Powerful John Milton Quotes to Inspire You
Moral Anguish | Human Existence | Irreversibility | Human Purpose | History | Primordial State | Soulmates | Introspection | Urban Life | Passion | More
71. “It is not virtue, wisdom, valour, wit, Strength, comeliness of shape, or amplest merit, That woman's love can win, or long inherit; But what it is, hard is to say, Harder to hit.”
John Milton Love, Mystery, Human Nature, Attraction, Relationships
80. “The leaf was darkish, and had prickles on it, But in another country, as he said, Bore a bright golden flow'r, but not in this soil; Unknown, and like esteem'd, and the dull swain Treads on it daily with his clouted shoon.”
John Milton Potential, Environment, Perception, Hidden Value, Nature
88. “Some say no evil thing that walks by night, In fog or fire, by lake or moorish fen, Blue meagre hag, or stubborn unlaid ghost That breaks his magic chains at curfew time, No goblin, or swart fairy of the mine, Hath hurtful power o'er true virginity.”
John Milton Supernatural, Virginity, Protection, Night, Folklore