Horror and doubt distract His troubled thoughts and from the bottom stir The Hell within him, for within him Hell He brings and round about him, nor from Hell One step no more than from himself can fly By change of place.
John Milton
Inner Turmoil, Hell, Self, Inescapable Nature, Torment
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“A limbo large and broad, since call'd The Paradise of Fools to few unknown.” John Milton
Folly, Paradise, Ignorance, Spiritual State, Human Condition
John Milton Folly, Paradise, Ignorance, Spiritual State, Human Condition“Therefore God's universal law Gave to the man despotic power Over his female in due awe, Not from that right to part an hour, Smile she or lour.” John Milton
Gender Roles, Divine Law, Power, Marriage, Patriarchy
John Milton Gender Roles, Divine Law, Power, Marriage, Patriarchy“On the Morning of Christ's Nativity Perhaps their loves, or else their sheep, was all that did their silly thoughts so busy keep.” John Milton
Nativity, Simplicity, Love, Pastoral Life, Human Nature
John Milton Nativity, Simplicity, Love, Pastoral Life, Human Nature“To-morrow to fresh woods, and pastures new.” John Milton
New Beginnings, Hope, Nature, Journey, Change
John Milton New Beginnings, Hope, Nature, Journey, Change“For no falsehood can endure Touch of celestial temper.” John Milton
Truth, Divinity, Falsehood, Morality, Spiritual Power
John Milton Truth, Divinity, Falsehood, Morality, Spiritual Power“That space the Evil One abstracted stood From his own evil, and for the time remained Stupidly good, of enmity disarmed, Of guile, of hate, of envy, of revenge .” John Milton
Evil, Transformation, Goodness, Satan, Moral Complexity
John Milton Evil, Transformation, Goodness, Satan, Moral Complexity“What boots it at one gate to make defence, And at another to let in the foe?” John Milton
Defense, Vulnerability, Strategy, Inconsistency, Futility
John Milton Defense, Vulnerability, Strategy, Inconsistency, Futility“Solitude is sometimes best society.” John Milton
Solitude, Self-reflection, Companionship, Wisdom, Inner Peace
John Milton Solitude, Self-reflection, Companionship, Wisdom, Inner Peace“Never can true reconcilement grow where wounds of deadly hate have pierced so deep...” John Milton
Reconciliation, Hate, Forgiveness, Human Nature, Conflict
John Milton Reconciliation, Hate, Forgiveness, Human Nature, Conflict“Wherefore did Nature pour her bounties forth With such a full and unwithdrawing hand, Covering the earth with odours, fruits, flocks, Thronging the seas with spawn innumerable, But all to please and sate the curious taste?” John Milton
Nature, Abundance, Purpose, Curiosity, Divine Providence
John Milton Nature, Abundance, Purpose, Curiosity, Divine Providence“Thrones, dominions, princedoms, virtues, powers – If these magnific titles yet remain Not merely titular.” John Milton
Power, Hierarchy, Divine Order, Cosmic Structure, Authority
John Milton Power, Hierarchy, Divine Order, Cosmic Structure, Authority“With diadem and sceptre high advanced, The lower still I fall; only supreme In misery; such joy ambition finds.” John Milton
Ambition, Fall, Power, Misery, Paradox
John Milton Ambition, Fall, Power, Misery, Paradox“Anger and just rebuke, and judgment given, That brought into this world a world of woe, Sin and her shadow Death, and Misery, Death's harbinger.” John Milton
Divine Judgment, Sin, Death, Misery, Fallen World
John Milton Divine Judgment, Sin, Death, Misery, Fallen World“Assuredly we bring not innocence not the world, we bring impurity much rather: that which purifies us is trial, and trial is by what is contrary.” John Milton
Innocence, Impurity, Trial, Purification, Human Nature
John Milton Innocence, Impurity, Trial, Purification, Human Nature“In contemplation of created things, by steps we may ascend to God.” John Milton
Nature, Spirituality, Contemplation, Divine Ascent, Creation
John Milton Nature, Spirituality, Contemplation, Divine Ascent, Creation“In dim eclipse, disastrous twilight sheds On half the nations, and with fear of change Perplexes monarchs.” John Milton
Change, Fear, Power, Darkness, Political Upheaval
John Milton Change, Fear, Power, Darkness, Political Upheaval“For solitude sometimes is best society and short retirement urges sweet return.” John Milton
Solitude, Society, Retirement, Return, Personal Growth
John Milton Solitude, Society, Retirement, Return, Personal Growth“Should God create another Eve, and I Another Rib afford, yet loss of thee Would never from my heart; no no, I feel The Link of Nature draw me: Flesh of Flesh, Bone of my Bone thou art, and from thy State Mine never shall be parted, bliss or woe.” John Milton
Love, Creation, Unity, Commitment, Adam And Eve
John Milton Love, Creation, Unity, Commitment, Adam And Eve