For so I created them free and free they must remain.
John Milton
Free Will, Creation, Divine Plan, Human Nature, Freedom
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“It was the winter wild, While the Heaven-born child, All meanly wrapt in the rude manger lies.” John Milton
Nativity, Winter, Jesus, Humility, Christianity
John Milton Nativity, Winter, Jesus, Humility, Christianity“Time will run back and fetch the Age of Gold.” John Milton
Time, Golden Age, Nostalgia, Hope, Cyclical Nature
John Milton Time, Golden Age, Nostalgia, Hope, Cyclical Nature“Fairy elves, Whose midnight revels by a forest side Or fountain some belated peasant sees, Or dreams he sees, while overhead the moon Sits arbitress.” John Milton
Fantasy, Nature, Imagination, Night, Supernatural
John Milton Fantasy, Nature, Imagination, Night, Supernatural“Implied Subjection, but requir'd with gentle sway, And by her yielded, by him best receiv'd,- Yielded with coy submission, modest pride, And sweet, reluctant, amorous delay.” John Milton
Love, Gender Roles, Submission, Courtship, Desire
John Milton Love, Gender Roles, Submission, Courtship, Desire“Who ever knew Truth put to the worse in a free and open encounter?” John Milton
Truth, Freedom, Debate, Intellectual Integrity, Knowledge
John Milton Truth, Freedom, Debate, Intellectual Integrity, Knowledge“With ruin upon ruin, rout on rout, Confusion worse confounded.” John Milton
Chaos, Destruction, Disorder, Accumulation, Cosmic Turmoil
John Milton Chaos, Destruction, Disorder, Accumulation, Cosmic Turmoil“Celestial light, shine inward, that I may see and tell of things invisible to mortal sight.” John Milton
Divine Inspiration, Insight, Vision, Spiritual Enlightenment, Poetic Invocation
John Milton Divine Inspiration, Insight, Vision, Spiritual Enlightenment, Poetic Invocation“Earth felt the wound; and Nature from her seat, Sighing through all her works, gave signs of woe That all was lost.” John Milton
Nature, Fall Of Man, Loss, Sorrow, Cosmic Impact
John Milton Nature, Fall Of Man, Loss, Sorrow, Cosmic Impact“Who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's image, but thee who destroys a good book, kills reason its self.” John Milton
Books, Knowledge, Destruction, Reason, Human Value
John Milton Books, Knowledge, Destruction, Reason, Human Value“Yet once more, O ye laurels, and once more Ye myrtles brown, with ivy never sere, I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude, And with forced fingers rude Shatter your leaves before the mellowing year.” John Milton
Poetry, Nature, Creativity, Mortality, Artistic Process
John Milton Poetry, Nature, Creativity, Mortality, Artistic Process“They who have put out the people's eyes reproach them of their blindness.” John Milton
Oppression, Ignorance, Hypocrisy, Manipulation, Social Criticism
John Milton Oppression, Ignorance, Hypocrisy, Manipulation, Social Criticism“It is lawful and hath been held so through all ages for any one who have the power to call to account a tyrant or wicked king, and after due conviction to depose and put him to death.” John Milton
Tyranny, Justice, Power, Revolution, Political Philosophy
John Milton Tyranny, Justice, Power, Revolution, Political Philosophy“The hungry sheep look up, and are not fed.” John Milton
Spiritual Hunger, Leadership, Neglect, Metaphor, Social Criticism
John Milton Spiritual Hunger, Leadership, Neglect, Metaphor, Social Criticism“Beauty is God's handwriting-a wayside sacrament.” John Milton
Beauty, Divine Creation, Nature, Spirituality, Revelation
John Milton Beauty, Divine Creation, Nature, Spirituality, Revelation“He who tempts, though in vain, at last asperses The tempted with dishonor foul, supposed Not incorruptible of faith, not proof Against temptation.” John Milton
Temptation, Faith, Corruption, Moral Struggle, Human Nature
John Milton Temptation, Faith, Corruption, Moral Struggle, Human Nature“He who destroys a good book kills reason itself.” John Milton
Books, Knowledge, Destruction, Reason, Intellectual Value
John Milton Books, Knowledge, Destruction, Reason, Intellectual Value“Yet I shall temper so Justice with mercy, as may illustrate most Them fully satisfy'd, and thee appease.” John Milton
Justice, Mercy, Balance, Satisfaction, Divine Judgment
John Milton Justice, Mercy, Balance, Satisfaction, Divine Judgment“The end of all learning is to know God, and out of that knowledge to love and imitate Him.” John Milton
Learning, God, Knowledge, Love, Spiritual Growth
John Milton Learning, God, Knowledge, Love, Spiritual Growth