I fled, and cry'd out, Death; Hell trembled at the hideous name, and sigh'd From all her caves, and back resounded, Death.
John Milton
Death, Hell, Fear, Power Of Words, Cosmic Response
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“Fairest of stars, last in the train of night, If better thou belong not to the dawn.” John Milton
Stars, Dawn, Beauty, Nature, Transition
John Milton Stars, Dawn, Beauty, Nature, Transition“Such sober certainty of waking bliss.” John Milton
Happiness, Certainty, Contentment, Consciousness, Joy
John Milton Happiness, Certainty, Contentment, Consciousness, Joy“Neither prosperity nor empire nor heaven can be worth winning at the price of a virulent temper, bloody hands, an anguished spirit, and a vain hatred of the rest of the world.” John Milton
Morality, Ambition, Peace, Virtue, Worldly Power
John Milton Morality, Ambition, Peace, Virtue, Worldly Power“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“What in me is dark Illumine, what is low raise and support, That to the height of this great argument I may assert eternal Providence, And justify the ways of God to men. 1 Paradise Lost. Book i. Line 22.” John Milton
Divine Inspiration, Enlightenment, Providence, Poetry, Spiritual Quest
John Milton Divine Inspiration, Enlightenment, Providence, Poetry, Spiritual Quest“Come, pensive nun, devout and pure, sober steadfast, and demure, all in a robe of darkest grain, flowing with majestic train.” John Milton
Melancholy, Purity, Solemnity, Personification, Imagery
John Milton Melancholy, Purity, Solemnity, Personification, Imagery“They eat, they drink, and in communion sweet Quaff immortality and joy.” John Milton
Communion, Immortality, Joy, Fellowship, Spiritual Nourishment
John Milton Communion, Immortality, Joy, Fellowship, Spiritual Nourishment“Meadows trim with daisies pied, Shallow brooks and rivers wide Towers and battlements it sees Bosom'd high in tufted trees, Where perhaps some beauty lies, The cynosure of neighboring eyes.” John Milton
Nature, Beauty, Landscape, Pastoral, Poetry
John Milton Nature, Beauty, Landscape, Pastoral, Poetry“For liberty hath a sharp and double edge, fit only to be handled by just and virtuous men; to bad and dissolute, it becomes a mischief unwieldy in their own hands.” John Milton
Liberty, Virtue, Responsibility, Morality, Power
John Milton Liberty, Virtue, Responsibility, Morality, Power“Thou art my father, thou my author, thou my being gav'st me; whom should I obey but thee, whom follow?” John Milton
Obedience, Creation, Divine Authority, Filial Duty, Spiritual Guidance
John Milton Obedience, Creation, Divine Authority, Filial Duty, Spiritual Guidance“Now came still evening on; and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad: Silence accompanied; for beast and bird, They to they grassy couch, these to their nests, Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale.” John Milton
Evening, Nature, Silence, Rest, Poetic Imagery
John Milton Evening, Nature, Silence, Rest, Poetic Imagery“For what is glory but the blaze of fame?” John Milton
Glory, Fame, Reputation, Human Ambition, Questioning
John Milton Glory, Fame, Reputation, Human Ambition, Questioning“More safe I sing with mortal voice, unchang'd To hoarse or mute, though fall'n on evil days, On evil days though fall'n, and evil tongues.” John Milton
Perseverance, Adversity, Poetry, Moral Strength, Human Voice
John Milton Perseverance, Adversity, Poetry, Moral Strength, Human Voice“To be weak is miserable, Doing or suffering.” John Milton
Weakness, Misery, Action, Suffering, Human Condition
John Milton Weakness, Misery, Action, Suffering, Human Condition“That power Which erring men call Chance.” John Milton
Chance, Divine Providence, Human Perception, Fate, Misunderstanding
John Milton Chance, Divine Providence, Human Perception, Fate, Misunderstanding“Which, if not victory, is yet revenge.” John Milton
Revenge, Victory, Consolation, Conflict, Human Desire
John Milton Revenge, Victory, Consolation, Conflict, Human Desire“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“Tower'd cities please us then, And the busy hum of men.” John Milton
Civilization, Urban Life, Human Activity, Society, Progress
John Milton Civilization, Urban Life, Human Activity, Society, Progress