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
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“This is the month, and this the happy morn, wherein the Son of heaven's eternal King, of wedded Maid and Virgin Mother born, our great redemption from above did bring.” John Milton
Nativity, Christ, Redemption, Virgin Birth, Christianity
John Milton Nativity, Christ, Redemption, Virgin Birth, Christianity“If this fail, The pillar'd firmament is rottenness, And earth's base built on stubble.” John Milton
Failure, Cosmic Order, Instability, Foundation, Metaphor
John Milton Failure, Cosmic Order, Instability, Foundation, Metaphor“The helmed Cherubim, And sworded Seraphim, Are seen in glittering ranks with wings display'd.” John Milton
Angels, Celestial Beings, Divine Army, Heavenly Order, Imagery
John Milton Angels, Celestial Beings, Divine Army, Heavenly Order, Imagery“Know thy birth! For dost thou art, and shalt to dust return.” John Milton
Mortality, Origin, Human Condition, Cycle Of Life, Biblical Allusion
John Milton Mortality, Origin, Human Condition, Cycle Of Life, Biblical Allusion“The best apology against false accusers is silence.” John Milton
Silence, Defense, False Accusation, Wisdom, Dignity
John Milton Silence, Defense, False Accusation, Wisdom, Dignity“A broad and ample road, whose dust is gold, And pavement stars, – as stars to thee appear Seen in the galaxy, that milky way Which nightly as a circling zone thou seest Powder'd with stars.” John Milton
Celestial Imagery, Cosmic Beauty, Starry Sky, Heavenly Path, Divine Realm
John Milton Celestial Imagery, Cosmic Beauty, Starry Sky, Heavenly Path, Divine Realm“This manner of writing wherein knowing myself inferior to myself? I have the use, as I may account it, but of my left hand.” John Milton
Writing, Self-awareness, Limitation, Ability, Humility
John Milton Writing, Self-awareness, Limitation, Ability, Humility“Vanity is definitely my favorite sin.” John Milton
Vanity, Sin, Self-love, Temptation, Human Nature
John Milton Vanity, Sin, Self-love, Temptation, Human Nature“Freely they stood who stood, and fell who fell.” John Milton
Free Will, Choice, Moral Responsibility, Divine Judgment, Human Nature
John Milton Free Will, Choice, Moral Responsibility, Divine Judgment, Human Nature“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“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“Leaves have their time to fall, And flowers to wither at the north – wind's breath, And stars to set; but all, Thou hast all seasons for thine own, O Death!” John Milton
Death, Nature, Seasons, Mortality, Inevitability
John Milton Death, Nature, Seasons, Mortality, Inevitability“Ease would recant Vows made in pain, as violent and void.” John Milton
Pain, Commitment, Human Nature, Weakness, Vows
John Milton Pain, Commitment, Human Nature, Weakness, Vows“So dear to Heaven is saintly chastity, That, when a soul is found sincerely so, A thousand liveried angels lacky her, Driving far off each thing of sin and guilt.” John Milton
Chastity, Virtue, Divine Protection, Purity, Angelic Guardianship
John Milton Chastity, Virtue, Divine Protection, Purity, Angelic Guardianship“Loneliness is the first thing which God's eye named not good.” John Milton
Loneliness, Divine Judgment, Human Nature, Companionship, Creation
John Milton Loneliness, Divine Judgment, Human Nature, Companionship, Creation“Where no hope is left, is left no fear.” John Milton
Hope, Fear, Despair, Human Condition, Emotional State
John Milton Hope, Fear, Despair, Human Condition, Emotional State