What is dark within me, illumine.
John Milton
Enlightenment, Self-knowledge, Inner Darkness, Spiritual Growth, Divine Guidance
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“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
John Milton Gender Roles, Divine Law, Power, Marriage, Patriarchy“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“The helmed Cherubim, And sworded Seraphim, Are seen in glittering ranks with wings display'd.” John Milton
Angels, Celestial Beings, Divine Army, Heavenly Order, Imagery
John Milton Angels, Celestial Beings, Divine Army, Heavenly Order, Imagery“Sable-vested Night, eldest of things.” John Milton
Night, Primordial, Darkness, Nature, Poetic Imagery
John Milton Night, Primordial, Darkness, Nature, Poetic Imagery“Virtue that wavers is not virtue, but vice revolted from itself, and after a while returning. The actions of just and pious men do not darken in their middle course.” John Milton
Virtue, Constancy, Moral Strength, Righteousness, Human Nature
John Milton Virtue, Constancy, Moral Strength, Righteousness, Human Nature“What is strength without a double share of wisdom?” John Milton
Strength, Wisdom, Balance, Virtue, Human Potential
John Milton Strength, Wisdom, Balance, Virtue, Human Potential“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“Nothing lovelier can be found In woman, than to study household good, And good works in her husband to promote.” John Milton
Womanhood, Domesticity, Marriage, Virtue, Gender Roles
John Milton Womanhood, Domesticity, Marriage, Virtue, Gender Roles“Hide me from day's garish eye, While the bee with honied thigh, That at her flowery work doth sing, And the waters murmuring With such consort as they keep, Entice the dewy-feathered sleep.” John Milton
Nature, Sleep, Tranquility, Imagery, Sensory Experience
John Milton Nature, Sleep, Tranquility, Imagery, Sensory Experience“It is Chastity, my brother. She that has that is clad in complete steel.” John Milton
Chastity, Virtue, Protection, Moral Strength, Personification
John Milton Chastity, Virtue, Protection, Moral Strength, Personification“The world was all before them, where to choose Their place of rest, and Providence their guide: They hand in hand, with wandering steps and slow, Through Eden took their solitary way.” John Milton
Choice, Providence, Journey, Fall Of Man, New Beginnings
John Milton Choice, Providence, Journey, Fall Of Man, New Beginnings“I will point ye out the right path of a virtuous and noble Education; laborious indeed at first ascent, but else so smooth, so green, so full of goodly prospect, and melodious sounds on every side, that the harp of Orpheus was not more charming.” John Milton
Education, Virtue, Effort, Reward, Personal Growth
John Milton Education, Virtue, Effort, Reward, Personal Growth“Calm of mind, all passion spent.” John Milton
Tranquility, Passion, Contentment, Emotional State, Inner Peace
John Milton Tranquility, Passion, Contentment, Emotional State, Inner Peace“Who shall silence all the airs and madrigals that whisper softness in chambers?” John Milton
Music, Intimacy, Silence, Beauty, Sensuality
John Milton Music, Intimacy, Silence, Beauty, Sensuality“Vanity is definitely my favorite sin.” John Milton
Vanity, Sin, Self-love, Temptation, Human Nature
John Milton Vanity, Sin, Self-love, Temptation, 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“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“In those vernal seasons of the year when the air is calm and pleasant, it were an injury and sullenness against nature not to go out and see her riches, and partake in her rejoicing with heaven and earth.” John Milton
Nature, Spring, Appreciation, Joy, Harmony
John Milton Nature, Spring, Appreciation, Joy, Harmony