Death ready stands to interpose his dart.
John Milton
Death, Mortality, Threat, Inevitability, Human Vulnerability
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More John Milton Quotes
“Sweet is the breath of morn, her rising sweet, With charm of earliest birds.” John Milton
Morning, Nature, Beauty, Birdsong, Sensory Experience
John Milton Morning, Nature, Beauty, Birdsong, Sensory Experience“It was from out the rind of one apple tasted, that the knowledge of good and evil, as two twins cleaving together, leaped forth into the world.” John Milton
Knowledge, Good And Evil, Temptation, Fall Of Man, Biblical Allusion
John Milton Knowledge, Good And Evil, Temptation, Fall Of Man, Biblical Allusion“Above the smoke and stir of this dim spot Which men call earth.” John Milton
Transcendence, Earthly Life, Higher Perspective, Spirituality, Human Existence
John Milton Transcendence, Earthly Life, Higher Perspective, Spirituality, Human Existence“Spirits when they please Can either sex assume, or both.” John Milton
Spirits, Gender, Supernatural, Transformation, Celestial Beings
John Milton Spirits, Gender, Supernatural, Transformation, Celestial Beings“United thoughts and counsels, equal hope And hazard in the glorious enterprise.” John Milton
Unity, Cooperation, Hope, Risk, Shared Purpose
John Milton Unity, Cooperation, Hope, Risk, Shared Purpose“Where glowing embers through the room Teach light to counterfeit a gloom.” John Milton
Light, Darkness, Ambiance, Perception, Poetic Imagery
John Milton Light, Darkness, Ambiance, Perception, Poetic Imagery“Confusion heard his voice, and wild uproar Stood ruled, stood vast infinitude confined; Till at his second bidding darkness fled, Light shone, and order from disorder sprung.” John Milton
Creation, Order, Chaos, Divine Power, Light And Darkness
John Milton Creation, Order, Chaos, Divine Power, Light And Darkness“Hard are the ways of truth, and rough to walk.” John Milton
Truth, Difficulty, Moral Journey, Perseverance, Wisdom
John Milton Truth, Difficulty, Moral Journey, Perseverance, Wisdom“On the tawny sands and shelves trip the pert fairies and the dapper elves.” John Milton
Fantasy, Nature, Supernatural, Playfulness, Imagery
John Milton Fantasy, Nature, Supernatural, Playfulness, Imagery“Now I see Peace to corrupt no less than war to waste.” John Milton
Peace, Corruption, War, Destruction, Moral Equivalence
John Milton Peace, Corruption, War, Destruction, Moral Equivalence“Be lowly wise: Think only what concerns thee and thy being.” John Milton
Wisdom, Humility, Self-knowledge, Focus, Personal Growth
John Milton Wisdom, Humility, Self-knowledge, Focus, Personal Growth“To many a youth and many a maid, dancing in the chequer'd shade.” John Milton
Youth, Joy, Nature, Dance, Innocence
John Milton Youth, Joy, Nature, Dance, Innocence“Midnight shout and revelry, Tipsy dance and jollity.” John Milton
Celebration, Night, Joy, Festivity, Indulgence
John Milton Celebration, Night, Joy, Festivity, Indulgence“Death is the golden key that opens the palace of eternity.” John Milton
Death, Eternity, Afterlife, Transition, Metaphor
John Milton Death, Eternity, Afterlife, Transition, Metaphor“Not to know me argues yourselves unknown.” John Milton
Self-knowledge, Identity, Wisdom, Understanding, Introspection
John Milton Self-knowledge, Identity, Wisdom, Understanding, Introspection“Sufficient to have stood, though free to fall.” John Milton
Free Will, Human Nature, Moral Choice, Divine Creation, Fall Of Man
John Milton Free Will, Human Nature, Moral Choice, Divine Creation, Fall Of Man