Where the bright seraphim in burning row Their loud uplifted angel trumpets blow.
John Milton
Angels, Heaven, Music, Divine Glory, Celestial Imagery
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“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“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 to interpose a little ease, Let our frail thoughts dally with false surmise.” John Milton
Imagination, Comfort, Illusion, Human Weakness, Mental Escape
John Milton Imagination, Comfort, Illusion, Human Weakness, Mental Escape“To-morrow to fresh woods, and pastures new.” John Milton
New Beginnings, Hope, Nature, Journey, Change
John Milton New Beginnings, Hope, Nature, Journey, Change“Servant of God, well done! well hast thou fought The better fight, who single hast maintain'd Against revolted multitudes the cause of truth.” John Milton
Divine Service, Perseverance, Truth, Moral Victory, Faith
John Milton Divine Service, Perseverance, Truth, Moral Victory, Faith“Wild above rule or art, enormous bliss.” John Milton
Joy, Freedom, Ecstasy, Nature, Human Experience
John Milton Joy, Freedom, Ecstasy, Nature, Human Experience“No war or battle sound was heard the world around.” John Milton
Peace, Silence, Utopia, Global Harmony, Ideal World
John Milton Peace, Silence, Utopia, Global Harmony, Ideal World“Yet once more, O ye laurels, and once more Ye myrtles brown, with ivy never sere, I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude, And with forced fingers rude Shatter your leaves before the mellowing year.” John Milton
Poetry, Nature, Creativity, Mortality, Artistic Process
John Milton Poetry, Nature, Creativity, Mortality, Artistic Process“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“Meanwhile the Adversary of God and man, Satan with thoughts inflamed of highest design, Puts on swift wings, and towards the gates of hell Explores his solitary flight.” John Milton
Satan, Evil, Ambition, Hell, Cosmic Conflict
John Milton Satan, Evil, Ambition, Hell, Cosmic Conflict“Nor jealousy Was understood, the injur'd lover's hell.” John Milton
Jealousy, Love, Suffering, Human Emotion, Relationship
John Milton Jealousy, Love, Suffering, Human Emotion, Relationship“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“Oft, on a plat of rising ground, I hear the far-off curfew sound Over some wide-watered shore, Swinging low with sullen roar.” John Milton
Evening, Sound, Landscape, Melancholy, Poetic Imagery
John Milton Evening, Sound, Landscape, Melancholy, Poetic Imagery“He who reigns within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a king.” John Milton
Self-control, Inner Strength, Wisdom, Mastery, True Power
John Milton Self-control, Inner Strength, Wisdom, Mastery, True Power“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“Still paying, still to owe. Eternal woe!” John Milton
Debt, Suffering, Eternity, Damnation, Consequence
John Milton Debt, Suffering, Eternity, Damnation, Consequence