What reinforcement we may gain from hope; If not, what resolution from despair.
John Milton
Hope, Despair, Resilience, Human Spirit, Emotional Strength
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“Grace was in all her steps, heaven in her eye, in every gesture dignity and love.” John Milton
Grace, Beauty, Love, Divinity, Femininity
John Milton Grace, Beauty, Love, Divinity, Femininity“Cedar, and pine, and fir, and branching palm, A sylvan scene, and as the ranks ascend Shade above shade, a woody theatre Of stateliest view.” John Milton
Nature, Trees, Landscape, Beauty, Poetic Imagery
John Milton Nature, Trees, Landscape, Beauty, Poetic Imagery“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“Dim eclipse, disastrous twilight.” John Milton
Darkness, Foreboding, Cosmic Event, Ominous Imagery, Nature
John Milton Darkness, Foreboding, Cosmic Event, Ominous Imagery, Nature“The debt immense of endless gratitude, So burthensome, still paying, still to owe; Forgetful what from him I still receivd, And understood not that a grateful mind By owing owes not, but still pays, at once Indebted and dischargd; what burden then?” John Milton
Gratitude, Debt, Paradox, Spiritual Growth, Divine Grace
John Milton Gratitude, Debt, Paradox, Spiritual Growth, Divine Grace“To adore the conqueror, who now beholds Cherub and seraph rolling in the flood.” John Milton
Conquest, Divine Power, Angels, Submission, Cosmic Struggle
John Milton Conquest, Divine Power, Angels, Submission, Cosmic Struggle“Such as the meeting soul may pierce, In notes with many a winding bout Of linked sweetness long drawn out.” John Milton
Music, Soul, Beauty, Harmony, Artistic Expression
John Milton Music, Soul, Beauty, Harmony, Artistic Expression“Implied Subjection, but requir'd with gentle sway, And by her yielded, by him best receiv'd,- Yielded with coy submission, modest pride, And sweet, reluctant, amorous delay.” John Milton
Love, Gender Roles, Submission, Courtship, Desire
John Milton Love, Gender Roles, Submission, Courtship, Desire“Where more is meant than meets the ear.” John Milton
Meaning, Interpretation, Depth, Perception, Hidden Truth
John Milton Meaning, Interpretation, Depth, Perception, Hidden Truth“They eat, they drink, and in communion sweet Quaff immortality and joy.” John Milton
Communion, Immortality, Joy, Fellowship, Spiritual Nourishment
John Milton Communion, Immortality, Joy, Fellowship, Spiritual Nourishment“Innumerable as the stars of night, Or stars of morning, dewdrops which the sun Impearls on every leaf and every flower.” John Milton
Nature, Abundance, Beauty, Imagery, Cosmic Scale
John Milton Nature, Abundance, Beauty, Imagery, Cosmic Scale“Farewell Hope, and with Hope farewell Fear.” John Milton
Hope, Fear, Emotions, Farewell, Human Condition
John Milton Hope, Fear, Emotions, Farewell, Human Condition“Freely we serve, Because we freely love, as in our will To love or not; in this we stand or fall.” John Milton
Free Will, Love, Service, Choice, Moral Responsibility
John Milton Free Will, Love, Service, Choice, Moral Responsibility“I sung of Chaos and Eternal Night, Taught by the heav'nly Muse to venture down The dark descent, and up to reascend...” John Milton
Poetry, Inspiration, Cosmic Themes, Divine Guidance, Spiritual Journey
John Milton Poetry, Inspiration, Cosmic Themes, Divine Guidance, Spiritual Journey“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“What boots it at one gate to make defence, And at another to let in the foe?” John Milton
Defense, Vulnerability, Strategy, Inconsistency, Futility
John Milton Defense, Vulnerability, Strategy, Inconsistency, Futility“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“That virtue therefore which is but a youngling in the contemplation of evil, and knows not the utmost that vice promises to her followers, and rejects it, is but a blank virtue, not a pure; her whiteness is but an excremental whiteness.” John Milton
Virtue, Innocence, Evil, Moral Development, Purity
John Milton Virtue, Innocence, Evil, Moral Development, Purity