To adore the conqueror, who now beholds Cherub and seraph rolling in the flood.
John Milton
Conquest, Divine Power, Angels, Submission, Cosmic Struggle
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“Chaos umpire sits And by decision more embroils the fray by which he reigns: next him high arbiter Chance governs all.” John Milton
Chaos, Chance, Governance, Cosmic Order, Fate
John Milton Chaos, Chance, Governance, Cosmic Order, Fate“Never can true reconcilement grow where wounds of deadly hate have pierced so deep...” John Milton
Reconciliation, Hate, Forgiveness, Human Nature, Conflict
John Milton Reconciliation, Hate, Forgiveness, Human Nature, Conflict“O Conscience, into what abyss of fears And horrors hast thou driven me, out of which I find no way, from deep to deeper plunged.” John Milton
Conscience, Fear, Moral Anguish, Inner Turmoil, Self-reflection
John Milton Conscience, Fear, Moral Anguish, Inner Turmoil, Self-reflection“Meadows trim with daisies pied, Shallow brooks and rivers wide Towers and battlements it sees Bosom'd high in tufted trees, Where perhaps some beauty lies, The cynosure of neighboring eyes.” John Milton
Nature, Beauty, Landscape, Pastoral, Poetry
John Milton Nature, Beauty, Landscape, Pastoral, Poetry“Then wilt thou not be loath To leave this Paradise, but shalt possess A Paradise within thee, happier far.” John Milton
Paradise, Inner Peace, Contentment, Spiritual Growth, Self-discovery
John Milton Paradise, Inner Peace, Contentment, Spiritual Growth, Self-discovery“Day and night, Seed-time and harvest, heat and hoary frost Shall hold their course, till fire purge all things new.” John Milton
Nature, Cycles, Time, Renewal, Apocalypse
John Milton Nature, Cycles, Time, Renewal, Apocalypse“This horror will grow mild, this darkness light.” John Milton
Hope, Transformation, Adversity, Light And Darkness, Optimism
John Milton Hope, Transformation, Adversity, Light And Darkness, Optimism“Let us no more contend, nor blame each other, blamed enough elsewhere, but strive, In offices of love, how we may lighten each other's burden.” John Milton
Reconciliation, Love, Mutual Support, Forgiveness, Unity
John Milton Reconciliation, Love, Mutual Support, Forgiveness, Unity“For books are as meats and viands are; some of good, some of evil sub-stance.” John Milton
Books, Knowledge, Good And Evil, Discernment, Intellectual Nourishment
John Milton Books, Knowledge, Good And Evil, Discernment, Intellectual Nourishment“Dim eclipse, disastrous twilight.” John Milton
Darkness, Foreboding, Cosmic Event, Ominous Imagery, Nature
John Milton Darkness, Foreboding, Cosmic Event, Ominous Imagery, Nature“Thus with the year Seasons return, but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of ev'n or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine.” John Milton
Blindness, Loss, Nature, Seasons, Human Experience
John Milton Blindness, Loss, Nature, Seasons, Human Experience“Joking decides great things, Stronger and better oft than earnest can.” John Milton
Humor, Decision-making, Power, Seriousness, Human Nature
John Milton Humor, Decision-making, Power, Seriousness, Human Nature“For what can war, but endless war, still breed?” John Milton
War, Cycle Of Violence, Futility, Conflict, Human Nature
John Milton War, Cycle Of Violence, Futility, Conflict, Human Nature“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“The never-ending flight Of future days.” John Milton
Time, Future, Eternity, Continuity, Human Existence
John Milton Time, Future, Eternity, Continuity, Human Existence“Death is the golden key that opens the palace of eternity.” John Milton
Death, Eternity, Afterlife, Transition, Metaphor
John Milton Death, Eternity, Afterlife, Transition, Metaphor“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“Swinish gluttony never looks to heaven amidst its gorgeous feast; but with besotted, base ingratitude, cravens and blasphemes his feeder.” John Milton
Gluttony, Ingratitude, Morality, Excess, Spiritual Blindness
John Milton Gluttony, Ingratitude, Morality, Excess, Spiritual Blindness