Nothing is here for tears, nothing to wail Or knock the breast, no weakness, no contempt, Dispraise, or blame,-nothing but well and fair, And what may quiet us in a death so noble.
John Milton
Death, Nobility, Acceptance, Grief, Honor
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“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“All seemed well pleased, all seemed, but were not all.” John Milton
Appearance, Reality, Deception, Discontent, Human Nature
John Milton Appearance, Reality, Deception, Discontent, Human Nature“If we think we regulate printing, thereby to rectify manners, we must regulate all regulations and pastimes, all that is delightful to man.” John Milton
Censorship, Regulation, Freedom, Pleasure, Societal Control
John Milton Censorship, Regulation, Freedom, Pleasure, Societal Control“He touch'd the tender stops of various quills, With eager thought warbling his Doric lay.” John Milton
Music, Poetry, Creativity, Expression, Artistic Skill
John Milton Music, Poetry, Creativity, Expression, Artistic Skill“Peace hath her victories, no less renowned than War.” John Milton
Peace, Victory, War, Achievement, Human Progress
John Milton Peace, Victory, War, Achievement, Human Progress“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“A short retirement urges a sweet return.” John Milton
Absence, Return, Appreciation, Relationships, Time
John Milton Absence, Return, Appreciation, Relationships, Time“Earth felt the wound; and Nature from her seat, Sighing through all her works, gave signs of woe That all was lost.” John Milton
Nature, Fall Of Man, Loss, Sorrow, Cosmic Impact
John Milton Nature, Fall Of Man, Loss, Sorrow, Cosmic Impact“What can 'scape the eye Of God, all-seeing, or deceive His heart. Omniscient!” John Milton
Omniscience, Divine Knowledge, God, Deception, Human Limitation
John Milton Omniscience, Divine Knowledge, God, Deception, Human Limitation“The mountain nymph, sweet Liberty.” John Milton
Liberty, Nature, Freedom, Personification, Poetic Imagery
John Milton Liberty, Nature, Freedom, Personification, Poetic Imagery“Farewell Hope, and with Hope farewell Fear.” John Milton
Hope, Fear, Emotions, Farewell, Human Condition
John Milton Hope, Fear, Emotions, Farewell, Human Condition“Our torments also may in length of time Become our elements, these piercing fires As soft as now severe, our temper changed Into their temper.” John Milton
Suffering, Adaptation, Hell, Transformation, Human Resilience
John Milton Suffering, Adaptation, Hell, Transformation, Human Resilience“Sable-vested Night, eldest of things.” John Milton
Night, Primordial, Darkness, Nature, Poetic Imagery
John Milton Night, Primordial, Darkness, Nature, Poetic Imagery“Beyond is all abyss, eternity, whose end no eye can reach.” John Milton
Eternity, Infinity, Mystery, Cosmic Scale, Human Limitation
John Milton Eternity, Infinity, Mystery, Cosmic Scale, Human Limitation“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