How soon hath Time, the subtle thief of youth, stolen on his wing my three-and-twentieth year!
John Milton
Time, Youth, Aging, Reflection, Personal Experience
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“Grace was in all her steps, heaven in her eye, in every gesture dignity and love.” John Milton
Grace, Beauty, Love, Divinity, Femininity
John Milton Grace, Beauty, Love, Divinity, Femininity“Bacchus, that first from out the purple grape Crush'd the sweet poison of misused wine.” John Milton
Wine, Intoxication, Mythology, Pleasure, Excess
John Milton Wine, Intoxication, Mythology, Pleasure, Excess“Nor from hell One step no more than from himself can fly By change of place.” John Milton
Hell, Self, Escape, Identity, Human Nature
John Milton Hell, Self, Escape, Identity, Human Nature“Can any mortal mixture of earth's mould Breathe such divine enchanting ravishment?” John Milton
Divine Inspiration, Mortal Limitation, Enchantment, Beauty, Transcendence
John Milton Divine Inspiration, Mortal Limitation, Enchantment, Beauty, Transcendence“Our two first parents, yet the only two Of mankind, in the happy garden placed, Reaping immortal fruits of joy and love, Uninterrupted joy, unrivalled love In blissful solitude.” John Milton
Eden, Adam And Eve, Paradise, Love, Innocence
John Milton Eden, Adam And Eve, Paradise, Love, Innocence“The love-lorn nightingale nightly to thee her sad song mourneth well.” John Milton
Love, Sorrow, Nature, Poetry, Melancholy
John Milton Love, Sorrow, Nature, Poetry, Melancholy“Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil.” John Milton
Fame, Mortality, Human Achievement, Earthly Limitations, Ambition
John Milton Fame, Mortality, Human Achievement, Earthly Limitations, Ambition“The gay motes that people the sunbeams.” John Milton
Nature, Light, Beauty, Observation, Poetic Imagery
John Milton Nature, Light, Beauty, Observation, Poetic Imagery“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“Farewell Hope, and with Hope farewell Fear.” John Milton
Hope, Fear, Emotions, Farewell, Human Condition
John Milton Hope, Fear, Emotions, Farewell, Human Condition“Wealth and honours, which most men pursue, easily change masters; they desert to the side which excels in virtue, industry, and endurance of toil, and they abandon the slothful.” John Milton
Wealth, Virtue, Industry, Perseverance, Moral Economy
John Milton Wealth, Virtue, Industry, Perseverance, Moral Economy“The mountain nymph, sweet Liberty.” John Milton
Liberty, Nature, Freedom, Personification, Poetic Imagery
John Milton Liberty, Nature, Freedom, Personification, Poetic Imagery“Such sober certainty of waking bliss.” John Milton
Happiness, Certainty, Contentment, Consciousness, Joy
John Milton Happiness, Certainty, Contentment, Consciousness, Joy“The helmed Cherubim, And sworded Seraphim, Are seen in glittering ranks with wings display'd.” John Milton
Angels, Celestial Beings, Divine Army, Heavenly Order, Imagery
John Milton Angels, Celestial Beings, Divine Army, Heavenly Order, Imagery“He who reigns within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a king.” John Milton
Self-control, Inner Strength, Wisdom, Mastery, True Power
John Milton Self-control, Inner Strength, Wisdom, Mastery, True Power“Part of my soul I seek thee, and claim thee my other half.” John Milton
Love, Soulmates, Unity, Companionship, Human Connection
John Milton Love, Soulmates, Unity, Companionship, Human Connection“Chaos umpire sits And by decision more embroils the fray by which he reigns: next him high arbiter Chance governs all.” John Milton
Chaos, Chance, Governance, Cosmic Order, Fate
John Milton Chaos, Chance, Governance, Cosmic Order, Fate“Hate is of all things the mightiest divider, nay, is division itself. To couple hatred, therefore, though wedlock try all her golden links, and borrow to tier aid all the iron manacles and fetters of law, it does but seek to twist a rope of sand.” John Milton
Hate, Division, Relationships, Law, Futility
John Milton Hate, Division, Relationships, Law, Futility