Therefore God's universal law Gave to the man despotic power Over his female in due awe, Not from that right to part an hour, Smile she or lour.
John Milton
Gender Roles, Divine Law, Power, Marriage, Patriarchy
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“What better can we do than prostrate fall before Him reverent, and there confess humbly our faults, and pardon beg with tears watering the ground?” John Milton
Humility, Repentance, Divine Worship, Confession, Reverence
John Milton Humility, Repentance, Divine Worship, Confession, Reverence“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“For solitude sometimes is best society and short retirement urges sweet return.” John Milton
Solitude, Society, Retirement, Return, Personal Growth
John Milton Solitude, Society, Retirement, Return, Personal Growth“Boast not of what thou would'st have done, but do.” John Milton
Action, Deeds, Humility, Accomplishment, Moral Exhortation
John Milton Action, Deeds, Humility, Accomplishment, Moral Exhortation“He who would not be frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things ought himself to be a true poem.” John Milton
Writing, Virtue, Self-improvement, Artistry, Personal Growth
John Milton Writing, Virtue, Self-improvement, Artistry, Personal Growth“Truth is compared in Scripture to a streaming fountain; if her waters flow not in perpetual progression, they sicken into a muddy pool of conformity and tradition.” John Milton
Truth, Progress, Conformity, Tradition, Spiritual Growth
John Milton Truth, Progress, Conformity, Tradition, Spiritual Growth“Anon out of the earth a fabric huge Rose, like an exhalation.” John Milton
Creation, Architecture, Nature, Imagery, Sudden Appearance
John Milton Creation, Architecture, Nature, Imagery, Sudden Appearance“What neat repast shall feast us, light and choice, Of Attic taste?” John Milton
Feast, Refinement, Greek Culture, Intellectual Pleasure, Companionship
John Milton Feast, Refinement, Greek Culture, Intellectual Pleasure, Companionship“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“To hear the lark begin his flight, And singing startle the dull Night, From his watch-tower in the skies, Till the dappled dawn doth rise.” John Milton
Nature, Dawn, Birdsong, Awakening, Poetic Imagery
John Milton Nature, Dawn, Birdsong, Awakening, Poetic Imagery“Dark with excessive bright.” John Milton
Paradox, Divine Light, Perception, Overwhelming Presence, Spiritual Experience
John Milton Paradox, Divine Light, Perception, Overwhelming Presence, Spiritual Experience“Deep-versed in books and shallow in himself.” John Milton
Knowledge, Wisdom, Superficiality, Reading, Self-awareness
John Milton Knowledge, Wisdom, Superficiality, Reading, Self-awareness“True it is that covetousness is rich, modesty starves.” John Milton
Greed, Modesty, Wealth, Virtue, Social Commentary
John Milton Greed, Modesty, Wealth, Virtue, Social Commentary“Vanity is definitely my favorite sin.” John Milton
Vanity, Sin, Self-love, Temptation, Human Nature
John Milton Vanity, Sin, Self-love, Temptation, Human Nature“Revenge, at first though sweet, Bitter ere long back on itself recoils.” John Milton
Revenge, Consequences, Bitterness, Moral Lesson, Human Nature
John Milton Revenge, Consequences, Bitterness, Moral Lesson, Human Nature“With diadem and sceptre high advanced, The lower still I fall; only supreme In misery; such joy ambition finds.” John Milton
Ambition, Fall, Power, Misery, Paradox
John Milton Ambition, Fall, Power, Misery, Paradox“Still paying, still to owe. Eternal woe!” John Milton
Debt, Suffering, Eternity, Damnation, Consequence
John Milton Debt, Suffering, Eternity, Damnation, Consequence