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
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“Wild above rule or art, enormous bliss.” John Milton
Joy, Freedom, Ecstasy, Nature, Human Experience
John Milton Joy, Freedom, Ecstasy, Nature, Human Experience“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“What if Earth be but the shadow of Heaven and things therein – each other like, more than on Earth is thought?” John Milton
Earth, Heaven, Reality, Perception, Spiritual Insight
John Milton Earth, Heaven, Reality, Perception, Spiritual Insight“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“Which way I fly is Hell; myself am Hell.” John Milton
Despair, Self-torment, Hell, Inescapable Nature, Inner Turmoil
John Milton Despair, Self-torment, Hell, Inescapable Nature, Inner Turmoil“What is dark within me, illumine.” John Milton
Enlightenment, Self-knowledge, Inner Darkness, Spiritual Growth, Divine Guidance
John Milton Enlightenment, Self-knowledge, Inner Darkness, Spiritual Growth, Divine Guidance“Yet once more, O ye laurels, and once more Ye myrtles brown, with ivy never sere, I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude, And with forced fingers rude Shatter your leaves before the mellowing year.” John Milton
Poetry, Nature, Creativity, Mortality, Artistic Process
John Milton Poetry, Nature, Creativity, Mortality, Artistic Process“Though we take from a covetous man all his treasure, he has yet one jewel left; you cannot bereave him of his covetousness.” John Milton
Greed, Human Nature, Materialism, Inner Character, Moral Criticism
John Milton Greed, Human Nature, Materialism, Inner Character, Moral Criticism“Love Virtue, she alone is free, She can teach ye how to climb Higher than the sphery chime; Or, if Virtue feeble were, Heav'n itself would stoop to her.” John Milton
Virtue, Freedom, Aspiration, Moral Strength, Divine Favor
John Milton Virtue, Freedom, Aspiration, Moral Strength, Divine Favor“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“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“Grace was in all her steps, heaven in her eye, in every gesture dignity and love.” John Milton
Grace, Beauty, Love, Divinity, Femininity
John Milton Grace, Beauty, Love, Divinity, Femininity“Where glowing embers through the room Teach light to counterfeit a gloom.” John Milton
Light, Darkness, Ambiance, Perception, Poetic Imagery
John Milton Light, Darkness, Ambiance, Perception, Poetic Imagery“How gladly would I meet mortality, my sentence, and be earth in sensible! How glad would lay me down, as in my mother's lap! There I should rest, and sleep secure.” John Milton
Mortality, Death, Nature, Rest, Maternal Imagery
John Milton Mortality, Death, Nature, Rest, Maternal Imagery“Sport, that wrinkled Care derides, And Laughter holding both his sides. Come and trip it as ye go, On the light fantastic toe.” John Milton
Joy, Laughter, Dance, Carefree, Youthful Spirit
John Milton Joy, Laughter, Dance, Carefree, Youthful Spirit“Still paying, still to owe. Eternal woe!” John Milton
Debt, Suffering, Eternity, Damnation, Consequence
John Milton Debt, Suffering, Eternity, Damnation, Consequence“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“Such as the meeting soul may pierce, In notes with many a winding bout Of linked sweetness long drawn out.” John Milton
Music, Soul, Beauty, Harmony, Artistic Expression
John Milton Music, Soul, Beauty, Harmony, Artistic Expression