How sweetly did they float upon the wings Of silence through the empty-vaulted night, At every fall smoothing the raven down Of darkness till it smiled!
John Milton
Night, Silence, Beauty, Darkness, Poetic Imagery
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“I will not allow my daughters to learn foreign languages because one tongue is sufficient for a woman.” John Milton
Gender Roles, Education, Language, Prejudice, Cultural Limitations
John Milton Gender Roles, Education, Language, Prejudice, Cultural Limitations“For neither man nor angel can discern hypocrisy, the only evil that walks invisible, except to God alone.” John Milton
Hypocrisy, Evil, Divine Perception, Human Limitation, Morality
John Milton Hypocrisy, Evil, Divine Perception, Human Limitation, Morality“Good, the more communicated, more abundant grows.” John Milton
Goodness, Sharing, Abundance, Virtue, Social Benefit
John Milton Goodness, Sharing, Abundance, Virtue, Social Benefit“None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but license.” John Milton
Freedom, Morality, Virtue, License, Human Nature
John Milton Freedom, Morality, Virtue, License, Human Nature“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
John Milton Supernatural, Virginity, Protection, Night, Folklore“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“Mutual love, the crown of all our bliss.” John Milton
Love, Happiness, Relationship, Fulfillment, Human Connection
John Milton Love, Happiness, Relationship, Fulfillment, Human Connection“Truth is compared in Scripture to a streaming fountain; if her waters flow not in perpetual progression, they sicken into a muddy pool of conformity and tradition.” John Milton
Truth, Progress, Conformity, Tradition, Spiritual Growth
John Milton Truth, Progress, Conformity, Tradition, Spiritual Growth“The gay motes that people the sunbeams.” John Milton
Nature, Light, Beauty, Observation, Poetic Imagery
John Milton Nature, Light, Beauty, Observation, Poetic Imagery“Innocence, Once Lost, Can Never Be Regained. Darkness, Once Gazed Upon, Can Never Be Lost.” John Milton
Innocence, Experience, Darkness, Human Nature, Irreversibility
John Milton Innocence, Experience, Darkness, Human Nature, Irreversibility“Time, though in Eternity, applied To motion, measures all things durable By present, past, and future.” John Milton
Time, Eternity, Measurement, Existence, Cosmic Order
John Milton Time, Eternity, Measurement, Existence, Cosmic Order“Let none admire that riches grow in hell; that soil may best deserve the precious bane.” John Milton
Hell, Wealth, Corruption, Evil, Moral Warning
John Milton Hell, Wealth, Corruption, Evil, Moral Warning“Take heed lest passion sway Thy judgement to do aught, which else free will Would not admit.” John Milton
Passion, Judgment, Free Will, Self-control, Moral Choice
John Milton Passion, Judgment, Free Will, Self-control, Moral Choice“Let us no more contend, nor blame each other, blamed enough elsewhere, but strive, In offices of love, how we may lighten each other's burden.” John Milton
Reconciliation, Love, Mutual Support, Forgiveness, Unity
John Milton Reconciliation, Love, Mutual Support, Forgiveness, Unity“Yet some there be that by due steps aspire To lay their just hands on that golden key That opes the palace of Eternity.” John Milton
Aspiration, Eternity, Spiritual Journey, Divine Reward, Human Potential
John Milton Aspiration, Eternity, Spiritual Journey, Divine Reward, Human Potential“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“Sweetest Echo, sweetest nymph, that liv'st unseen Within thy airy shell, By slow Meander's margent green, And in the violet-embroidered vale.” John Milton
Nature, Mythology, Poetry, Sound, Beauty
John Milton Nature, Mythology, Poetry, Sound, Beauty