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“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“Virtue could see to do what Virtue would by her own radiant light, though sun and moon where in the flat sea sunk.” John Milton
Virtue, Inner Light, Moral Strength, Guidance, Self-reliance
John Milton Virtue, Inner Light, Moral Strength, Guidance, Self-reliance“Fairy elves, Whose midnight revels by a forest side Or fountain some belated peasant sees, Or dreams he sees, while overhead the moon Sits arbitress.” John Milton
Fantasy, Nature, Imagination, Night, Supernatural
John Milton Fantasy, Nature, Imagination, Night, Supernatural“Meanwhile the Adversary of God and man, Satan with thoughts inflamed of highest design, Puts on swift wings, and towards the gates of hell Explores his solitary flight.” John Milton
Satan, Evil, Ambition, Hell, Cosmic Conflict
John Milton Satan, Evil, Ambition, Hell, Cosmic Conflict“In the sweat of thy face thou shalt eat bread, Till thou return unto the ground; for thou Out of the ground wast taken; know thy birth, For dust thou art, and shalt to dust return.” John Milton
Labor, Mortality, Human Condition, Biblical Allusion, Life Cycle
John Milton Labor, Mortality, Human Condition, Biblical Allusion, Life Cycle“A short retirement urges a sweet return.” John Milton
Absence, Return, Appreciation, Relationships, Time
John Milton Absence, Return, Appreciation, Relationships, Time“The superior man acquaints himself with many sayings of antiquity and many deeds of the past, in order to strengthen his character thereby.” John Milton
Wisdom, History, Character, Learning, Self-improvement
John Milton Wisdom, History, Character, Learning, Self-improvement“Thou canst not touch the freedom of my mind.” John Milton
Freedom, Mind, Resilience, Inner Strength, Defiance
John Milton Freedom, Mind, Resilience, Inner Strength, Defiance“Let no man seek Henceforth to be foretold that shall befall Him or his children.” John Milton
Fate, Prophecy, Future, Free Will, Human Destiny
John Milton Fate, Prophecy, Future, Free Will, Human Destiny“A man may be ungrateful, but the human race is not so.” John Milton
Gratitude, Humanity, Individual Vs Collective, Optimism, Human Nature
John Milton Gratitude, Humanity, Individual Vs Collective, Optimism, Human Nature“The mind is its own place, and in itself, can make heaven of Hell, and a hell of Heaven.” John Milton
Mind, Perception, Reality, Heaven, Hell
John Milton Mind, Perception, Reality, Heaven, Hell“Assuredly we bring not innocence not the world, we bring impurity much rather: that which purifies us is trial, and trial is by what is contrary.” John Milton
Innocence, Impurity, Trial, Purification, Human Nature
John Milton Innocence, Impurity, Trial, Purification, Human Nature“Perplexed and troubled at his bad success The Tempter stood, nor had what to reply, Discovered in his fraud, thrown from his hope.” John Milton
Temptation, Failure, Deception, Hope, Divine Victory
John Milton Temptation, Failure, Deception, Hope, Divine Victory“When complaints are freely heard, deeply considered and speedily reformed, then is the utmost bound of civil liberty attained that wise men look for.” John Milton
Civil Liberty, Governance, Reform, Wisdom, Social Progress
John Milton Civil Liberty, Governance, Reform, Wisdom, Social Progress“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“Where eldest Night And Chaos, ancestors of Nature, hold Eternal anarchy amidst the noise Of endless wars, and by confusion stand; For hot, cold, moist, and dry, four champions fierce, Strive here for mast'ry.” John Milton
Chaos, Nature, Elemental Forces, Cosmic Struggle, Primordial State
John Milton Chaos, Nature, Elemental Forces, Cosmic Struggle, Primordial State“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