It is Chastity, my brother. She that has that is clad in complete steel.
John Milton
Chastity, Virtue, Protection, Moral Strength, Personification
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“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“Sweet bird, that shun the noise of folly, most musical, most melancholy!” John Milton
Nature, Music, Solitude, Melancholy, Wisdom
John Milton Nature, Music, Solitude, Melancholy, Wisdom“The world was all before them, where to choose Their place of rest, and Providence their guide: They hand in hand, with wandering steps and slow, Through Eden took their solitary way.” John Milton
Choice, Providence, Journey, Fall Of Man, New Beginnings
John Milton Choice, Providence, Journey, Fall Of Man, New Beginnings“To adore the conqueror, who now beholds Cherub and seraph rolling in the flood.” John Milton
Conquest, Divine Power, Angels, Submission, Cosmic Struggle
John Milton Conquest, Divine Power, Angels, Submission, Cosmic Struggle“Pandemonium, the palace of Satan rises, suddenly built of the deep: the infernal peers there sit in council.” John Milton
Hell, Satan, Evil, Council, Cosmic Order
John Milton Hell, Satan, Evil, Council, Cosmic Order“From haunted spring and dale Edg'd with poplar pale The parting genius is with sighing sent.” John Milton
Nature, Spirits, Melancholy, Departure, Poetic Imagery
John Milton Nature, Spirits, Melancholy, Departure, Poetic Imagery“Nothing lovelier can be found In woman, than to study household good, And good works in her husband to promote.” John Milton
Womanhood, Domesticity, Marriage, Virtue, Gender Roles
John Milton Womanhood, Domesticity, Marriage, Virtue, Gender Roles“With a smile that glow'd Celestial rosy red, love's proper hue.” John Milton
Love, Beauty, Divinity, Color, Emotion
John Milton Love, Beauty, Divinity, Color, Emotion“Who can in reason then or right assume monarchy over such as live by right his equals, if in power or splendor less, in freedom equal?” John Milton
Equality, Monarchy, Freedom, Justice, Political Philosophy
John Milton Equality, Monarchy, Freedom, Justice, Political Philosophy“Among unequals what society Can sort, what harmony, or true delight?” John Milton
Equality, Society, Harmony, Relationships, Social Order
John Milton Equality, Society, Harmony, Relationships, Social Order“Now I see Peace to corrupt no less than war to waste.” John Milton
Peace, Corruption, War, Destruction, Moral Equivalence
John Milton Peace, Corruption, War, Destruction, Moral Equivalence“Ah, why should all mankind For one man's fault, be condemned, If guiltless?” John Milton
Original Sin, Divine Justice, Collective Punishment, Questioning, Human Nature
John Milton Original Sin, Divine Justice, Collective Punishment, Questioning, Human Nature“Where more is meant than meets the ear.” John Milton
Meaning, Interpretation, Depth, Perception, Hidden Truth
John Milton Meaning, Interpretation, Depth, Perception, Hidden Truth“The stars, that nature hung in heaven, and filled their lamps with everlasting oil, give due light to the misled and lonely traveller.” John Milton
Stars, Guidance, Nature, Journey, Divine Providence
John Milton Stars, Guidance, Nature, Journey, Divine Providence“To-morrow to fresh woods, and pastures new.” John Milton
New Beginnings, Hope, Nature, Journey, Change
John Milton New Beginnings, Hope, Nature, Journey, Change“Hide me from day's garish eye, While the bee with honied thigh, That at her flowery work doth sing, And the waters murmuring With such consort as they keep, Entice the dewy-feathered sleep.” John Milton
Nature, Sleep, Tranquility, Imagery, Sensory Experience
John Milton Nature, Sleep, Tranquility, Imagery, Sensory Experience“O madness to think use of strongest wines And strongest drinks our chief support of health, When God with these forbidden made choice to rear His mighty champion, strong above compare, Whose drink was only from the liquid brook.” John Milton
Temperance, Health, Divine Wisdom, Strength, Natural Living
John Milton Temperance, Health, Divine Wisdom, Strength, Natural Living