Retiring from the popular noise, I seek This unfrequented place to find some ease.
John Milton
Solitude, Peace, Retreat, Nature, Self-reflection
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“Can any mortal mixture of earth's mould Breathe such divine enchanting ravishment?” John Milton
Divine Inspiration, Mortal Limitation, Enchantment, Beauty, Transcendence
John Milton Divine Inspiration, Mortal Limitation, Enchantment, Beauty, Transcendence“Athens, the eye of Greece, mother of arts And eloquence.” John Milton
Athens, Culture, Arts, Eloquence, Civilization
John Milton Athens, Culture, Arts, Eloquence, Civilization“The winds with wonder whist, Smoothly the waters kisst.” John Milton
Nature, Tranquility, Harmony, Poetic Imagery, Alliteration
John Milton Nature, Tranquility, Harmony, Poetic Imagery, Alliteration“That virtue therefore which is but a youngling in the contemplation of evil, and knows not the utmost that vice promises to her followers, and rejects it, is but a blank virtue, not a pure; her whiteness is but an excremental whiteness.” John Milton
Virtue, Innocence, Evil, Moral Development, Purity
John Milton Virtue, Innocence, Evil, Moral Development, Purity“There are no songs comparable to the songs of Zion, no orations equal to those of the prophets, and no politics like those which the Scriptures teach.” John Milton
Scripture, Inspiration, Divine Wisdom, Art, Politics
John Milton Scripture, Inspiration, Divine Wisdom, Art, Politics“With thee conversing I forget all time.” John Milton
Love, Companionship, Timelessness, Conversation, Relationship
John Milton Love, Companionship, Timelessness, Conversation, Relationship“Among unequals what society Can sort, what harmony, or true delight?” John Milton
Equality, Society, Harmony, Relationships, Social Order
John Milton Equality, Society, Harmony, Relationships, Social Order“Moping melancholy And moon-struck madness.” John Milton
Melancholy, Madness, Mental State, Alliteration, Human Condition
John Milton Melancholy, Madness, Mental State, Alliteration, Human Condition“Money brings honor, friends, conquest, and realms.” John Milton
Money, Power, Influence, Wealth, Human Nature
John Milton Money, Power, Influence, Wealth, Human Nature“O fairest flower! no sooner blown but blasted, Soft silken primrose fading timelessly.” John Milton
Beauty, Transience, Nature, Mortality, Poetic Imagery
John Milton Beauty, Transience, Nature, Mortality, Poetic Imagery“The sun to me is dark And silent as the moon, When she deserts the night Hid in her vacant interlunar cave.” John Milton
Darkness, Loneliness, Despair, Nature, Emotional State
John Milton Darkness, Loneliness, Despair, Nature, Emotional State“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“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“Those graceful acts, those thousand decencies, that daily flow from all her words and actions, mixed with love and sweet compliance, which declare unfeigned union of mind, or in us both one soul.” John Milton
Love, Harmony, Virtue, Relationship, Unity
John Milton Love, Harmony, Virtue, Relationship, Unity“Men of most renowned virtue have sometimes by transgressing most truly kept the law.” John Milton
Virtue, Law, Morality, Transgression, Higher Purpose
John Milton Virtue, Law, Morality, Transgression, Higher Purpose“I will not deny but that the best apology against false accusers is silence and sufferance, and honest deeds set against dishonest words.” John Milton
Defense, Silence, Integrity, False Accusation, Moral Strength
John Milton Defense, Silence, Integrity, False Accusation, Moral Strength“Suffering for truth's sake Is fortitude to highest victory, And to the faithful death the gate of life.” John Milton
Truth, Suffering, Fortitude, Victory, Faith
John Milton Truth, Suffering, Fortitude, Victory, Faith“Let not England forget her precedence of teaching nations how to live.” John Milton
England, National Pride, Leadership, Civilization, Moral Guidance
John Milton England, National Pride, Leadership, Civilization, Moral Guidance