To many a youth and many a maid, dancing in the chequer'd shade.
John Milton
Youth, Joy, Nature, Dance, Innocence
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“Lifted up so high I disdained subjection, and thought one step higher would set me highest.” John Milton
Pride, Ambition, Fall, Rebellion, Hubris
John Milton Pride, Ambition, Fall, Rebellion, Hubris“Education of youth is not a bow for every man to shoot in that counts himself a teacher; but will require sinews almost equal to those which Homer gave to Ulysses.” John Milton
Education, Teaching, Responsibility, Skill, Classical Reference
John Milton Education, Teaching, Responsibility, Skill, Classical Reference“Who overcomes by force, hath overcome but half his foe.” John Milton
Victory, Force, Wisdom, Conflict Resolution, True Conquest
John Milton Victory, Force, Wisdom, Conflict Resolution, True Conquest“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“Anger and just rebuke, and judgment given, That brought into this world a world of woe, Sin and her shadow Death, and Misery, Death's harbinger.” John Milton
Divine Judgment, Sin, Death, Misery, Fallen World
John Milton Divine Judgment, Sin, Death, Misery, Fallen World“Knowledge forbidden? Suspicious, reasonless. Why should their Lord Envy them that? Can it be a sin to know? Can it be death?” John Milton
Knowledge, Forbidden Fruit, Curiosity, Divine Will, Human Nature
John Milton Knowledge, Forbidden Fruit, Curiosity, Divine Will, Human Nature“Hail universal Lord, be bounteous still To give us only good; and if the night Have gathered aught of evil or concealed, Disperse it, as now light dispels the dark.” John Milton
Divine Appeal, Goodness, Evil, Light And Darkness, Prayer
John Milton Divine Appeal, Goodness, Evil, Light And Darkness, Prayer“Not to know me argues yourselves unknown.” John Milton
Self-knowledge, Identity, Wisdom, Understanding, Introspection
John Milton Self-knowledge, Identity, Wisdom, Understanding, Introspection“These two imparadised in one another's arms, the happier Eden, shall enjoy their fill of bliss on bliss.” John Milton
Love, Paradise, Happiness, Relationship, Bliss
John Milton Love, Paradise, Happiness, Relationship, Bliss“The gay motes that people the sunbeams.” John Milton
Nature, Light, Beauty, Observation, Poetic Imagery
John Milton Nature, Light, Beauty, Observation, Poetic Imagery“For so I created them free and free they must remain.” John Milton
Free Will, Creation, Divine Plan, Human Nature, Freedom
John Milton Free Will, Creation, Divine Plan, Human Nature, Freedom“The great Emathian conqueror bid spare The house of Pindarus, when temple and tower Went to the ground.” John Milton
Conquest, Culture, Preservation, Respect, Historical Reference
John Milton Conquest, Culture, Preservation, Respect, Historical Reference“Sweet intercourse of looks and smiles; for smiles from reason flow.” John Milton
Love, Reason, Communication, Happiness, Human Connection
John Milton Love, Reason, Communication, Happiness, Human Connection“In argument with men a woman ever Goes by the worse, whatever be her cause.” John Milton
Gender, Argument, Injustice, Society, Inequality
John Milton Gender, Argument, Injustice, Society, Inequality“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