Who knows not Circe, The daughter of the Sun, whose charmed cup Whoever tasted, lost his upright shape, And downward fell into a groveling swine?
John Milton
Mythology, Temptation, Transformation, Magic, Human Nature
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“Meadows trim with daisies pied, Shallow brooks and rivers wide Towers and battlements it sees Bosom'd high in tufted trees, Where perhaps some beauty lies, The cynosure of neighboring eyes.” John Milton
Nature, Beauty, Landscape, Pastoral, Poetry
John Milton Nature, Beauty, Landscape, Pastoral, Poetry“For men to tell how human life began Is hard; for who himself beginning knew?” John Milton
Origin, Life, Knowledge, Mystery, Human Limitation
John Milton Origin, Life, Knowledge, Mystery, Human Limitation“Necessity and chance Approach not me, and what I will is fate.” John Milton
Fate, Free Will, Destiny, Power, Self-determination
John Milton Fate, Free Will, Destiny, Power, Self-determination“Apt words have power to suage the tumors of a troubled mind.” John Milton
Words, Healing, Comfort, Mental Health, Communication
John Milton Words, Healing, Comfort, Mental Health, Communication“O loss of sight, of thee I most complain! Blind among enemies, O worse than chains, Dungeon, or beggary, or decrepit age!” John Milton
Blindness, Suffering, Vulnerability, Adversity, Disability
John Milton Blindness, Suffering, Vulnerability, Adversity, Disability“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“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“The mountain nymph, sweet Liberty.” John Milton
Liberty, Nature, Freedom, Personification, Poetic Imagery
John Milton Liberty, Nature, Freedom, Personification, Poetic Imagery“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“Perplexed and troubled at his bad success The Tempter stood, nor had what to reply, Discovered in his fraud, thrown from his hope.” John Milton
Temptation, Failure, Deception, Hope, Divine Victory
John Milton Temptation, Failure, Deception, Hope, Divine Victory“Though we take from a covetous man all his treasure, he has yet one jewel left; you cannot bereave him of his covetousness.” John Milton
Greed, Human Nature, Materialism, Inner Character, Moral Criticism
John Milton Greed, Human Nature, Materialism, Inner Character, Moral Criticism“Witness this new-made world, another Heav'n From Heaven Gate not farr, founded in view On the clear Hyaline, the Glassie Sea; Of amplitude almost immense, with Starr's Numerous, and every Starr perhaps a world Of destined habitation.” John Milton
Creation, Cosmos, Stars, Divine Work, Infinity
John Milton Creation, Cosmos, Stars, Divine Work, Infinity“O dark, dark, dark, amid the blaze of noon, Irrecoverably dark, total eclipse Without all hope of day!” John Milton
Darkness, Despair, Blindness, Hopelessness, Personal Lament
John Milton Darkness, Despair, Blindness, Hopelessness, Personal Lament“Love Virtue, she alone is free, She can teach ye how to climb Higher than the sphery chime; Or, if Virtue feeble were, Heav'n itself would stoop to her.” John Milton
Virtue, Freedom, Aspiration, Moral Strength, Divine Favor
John Milton Virtue, Freedom, Aspiration, Moral Strength, Divine Favor“Biochemically, love is just like eating large amounts of chocolate.” John Milton
Love, Science, Humor, Chemistry, Human Emotion
John Milton Love, Science, Humor, Chemistry, Human Emotion“Laws can discover sin, but not remove it.” John Milton
Law, Sin, Morality, Human Nature, Societal Limitations
John Milton Law, Sin, Morality, Human Nature, Societal Limitations