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
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“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“Angels contented with their face in heaven, Seek not the praise of men.” John Milton
Angels, Contentment, Divine Approval, Humility, Heavenly Realm
John Milton Angels, Contentment, Divine Approval, Humility, Heavenly Realm“Ladies, whose bright eyes Rain influence, and judge the prize.” John Milton
Beauty, Influence, Judgment, Femininity, Social Power
John Milton Beauty, Influence, Judgment, Femininity, Social Power“Yet I shall temper so Justice with mercy, as may illustrate most Them fully satisfy'd, and thee appease.” John Milton
Justice, Mercy, Balance, Satisfaction, Divine Judgment
John Milton Justice, Mercy, Balance, Satisfaction, Divine Judgment“Laws can discover sin, but not remove it.” John Milton
Law, Sin, Morality, Human Nature, Societal Limitations
John Milton Law, Sin, Morality, Human Nature, Societal Limitations“With ruin upon ruin, rout on rout, Confusion worse confounded.” John Milton
Chaos, Destruction, Disorder, Accumulation, Cosmic Turmoil
John Milton Chaos, Destruction, Disorder, Accumulation, Cosmic Turmoil“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“Untwisting all the chains that tie The hidden soul of harmony.” John Milton
Harmony, Soul, Freedom, Music, Metaphor
John Milton Harmony, Soul, Freedom, Music, Metaphor“Hear all ye angels, progeny of light, Thrones, dominations, princedoms, virtues, powers.” John Milton
Angels, Celestial Hierarchy, Divine Order, Heavenly Beings, Cosmic Structure
John Milton Angels, Celestial Hierarchy, Divine Order, Heavenly Beings, Cosmic Structure“The nodding horror of whose shady brows Threats the forlorn and wandering passenger.” John Milton
Fear, Nature, Darkness, Journey, Danger
John Milton Fear, Nature, Darkness, Journey, Danger“All hope is lost of my reception into grace; what worse? For where no hope is left, is left no fear.” John Milton
Hope, Fear, Grace, Despair, Damnation
John Milton Hope, Fear, Grace, Despair, Damnation“Beauty stands In the admiration only of weak minds Led captive.” John Milton
Beauty, Weakness, Captivity, Perception, Moral Strength
John Milton Beauty, Weakness, Captivity, Perception, Moral Strength“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“He who tempts, though in vain, at last asperses The tempted with dishonor foul, supposed Not incorruptible of faith, not proof Against temptation.” John Milton
Temptation, Faith, Corruption, Moral Struggle, Human Nature
John Milton Temptation, Faith, Corruption, Moral Struggle, Human Nature“All is not lost, the unconquerable will, and study of revenge, immortal hate, and the courage never to submit or yield.” John Milton
Resilience, Revenge, Hate, Courage, Defiance
John Milton Resilience, Revenge, Hate, Courage, Defiance“How charming is divine philosophy! Not harsh and crabbed, as dull fools suppose, But musical as is Apollo's lute, And a perpetual feast of nectar'd sweets Where no crude surfeit reigns.” John Milton
Philosophy, Beauty, Wisdom, Harmony, Intellectual Pleasure
John Milton Philosophy, Beauty, Wisdom, Harmony, Intellectual Pleasure“You can make hell out of heaven and heaven out of hell. It's all in the mind.” John Milton
Perception, Mind, Reality, Heaven, Hell
John Milton Perception, Mind, Reality, Heaven, Hell“Swinish gluttony never looks to heaven amidst its gorgeous feast; but with besotted, base ingratitude, cravens and blasphemes his feeder.” John Milton
Gluttony, Ingratitude, Morality, Excess, Spiritual Blindness
John Milton Gluttony, Ingratitude, Morality, Excess, Spiritual Blindness