Untwisting all the chains that tie The hidden soul of harmony.
John Milton
Harmony, Soul, Freedom, Music, Metaphor
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“Celestial light, shine inward, that I may see and tell of things invisible to mortal sight.” John Milton
Divine Inspiration, Insight, Vision, Spiritual Enlightenment, Poetic Invocation
John Milton Divine Inspiration, Insight, Vision, Spiritual Enlightenment, Poetic Invocation“The olive grove of Academe, Plato's retirement, where the Attic bird Trills her thick-warbled notes the summer long.” John Milton
Philosophy, Learning, Nature, Greece, Intellectual Pursuit
John Milton Philosophy, Learning, Nature, Greece, Intellectual Pursuit“The mountain nymph, sweet Liberty.” John Milton
Liberty, Nature, Freedom, Personification, Poetic Imagery
John Milton Liberty, Nature, Freedom, Personification, Poetic Imagery“See golden days, fruitful of golden deeds, With joy and love triumphing.” John Milton
Golden Age, Virtue, Joy, Love, Triumph
John Milton Golden Age, Virtue, Joy, Love, Triumph“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“He who tempts, though in vain, at last asperses The tempted with dishonor foul, supposed Not incorruptible of faith, not proof Against temptation.” John Milton
Temptation, Faith, Corruption, Moral Struggle, Human Nature
John Milton Temptation, Faith, Corruption, Moral Struggle, Human Nature“To be blind is not miserable; not to be able to bear blindness, that is miserable.” John Milton
Blindness, Suffering, Resilience, Perspective, Human Condition
John Milton Blindness, Suffering, Resilience, Perspective, Human Condition“To be weak is miserable, Doing or suffering.” John Milton
Weakness, Misery, Action, Suffering, Human Condition
John Milton Weakness, Misery, Action, Suffering, Human Condition“Angels contented with their face in heaven, Seek not the praise of men.” John Milton
Angels, Contentment, Divine Approval, Humility, Heavenly Realm
John Milton Angels, Contentment, Divine Approval, Humility, Heavenly Realm“In the sweat of thy face thou shalt eat bread, Till thou return unto the ground; for thou Out of the ground wast taken; know thy birth, For dust thou art, and shalt to dust return.” John Milton
Labor, Mortality, Human Condition, Biblical Allusion, Life Cycle
John Milton Labor, Mortality, Human Condition, Biblical Allusion, Life Cycle“Some say no evil thing that walks by night, In fog or fire, by lake or moorish fen, Blue meagre hag, or stubborn unlaid ghost That breaks his magic chains at curfew time, No goblin, or swart fairy of the mine, Hath hurtful power o'er true virginity.” John Milton
Supernatural, Virginity, Protection, Night, Folklore
John Milton Supernatural, Virginity, Protection, Night, Folklore“Yet from those flames No light, but rather darkness visible.” John Milton
Hell, Darkness, Paradox, Spiritual State, Imagery
John Milton Hell, Darkness, Paradox, Spiritual State, Imagery“Truth never comes into the world but like a bastard, to the ignominy of him that brought her birth.” John Milton
Truth, Rejection, Birth, Societal Response, Knowledge
John Milton Truth, Rejection, Birth, Societal Response, Knowledge“Tower'd cities please us then, And the busy hum of men.” John Milton
Civilization, Urban Life, Human Activity, Society, Progress
John Milton Civilization, Urban Life, Human Activity, Society, Progress“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“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“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“The never-ending flight Of future days.” John Milton
Time, Future, Eternity, Continuity, Human Existence
John Milton Time, Future, Eternity, Continuity, Human Existence