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“To many a youth and many a maid, dancing in the chequer'd shade.”
John Milton
Youth, Joy, Nature, Dance, Innocence
John Milton Youth, Joy, Nature, Dance, Innocence“Infinity is a dark illimitable ocean, without bound.” John Milton
Infinity, Mystery, Vastness, Philosophical Contemplation, Cosmic Scale
John Milton Infinity, Mystery, Vastness, Philosophical Contemplation, Cosmic Scale“O Conscience, into what abyss of fears And horrors hast thou driven me, out of which I find no way, from deep to deeper plunged.” John Milton
Conscience, Fear, Moral Anguish, Inner Turmoil, Self-reflection
John Milton Conscience, Fear, Moral Anguish, Inner Turmoil, Self-reflection“Rocks whereon greatest men have oftest wreck'd.” John Milton
Danger, Failure, Ambition, Human Nature, Metaphor
John Milton Danger, Failure, Ambition, Human Nature, Metaphor“To hear the lark begin his flight, And singing startle the dull Night, From his watch-tower in the skies, Till the dappled dawn doth rise.” John Milton
Nature, Dawn, Birdsong, Awakening, Poetic Imagery
John Milton Nature, Dawn, Birdsong, Awakening, Poetic Imagery“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“Who can enjoy alone? Or all enjoying what contentment find?” John Milton
Solitude, Companionship, Happiness, Human Connection, Fulfillment
John Milton Solitude, Companionship, Happiness, Human Connection, Fulfillment“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“That space the Evil One abstracted stood From his own evil, and for the time remained Stupidly good, of enmity disarmed, Of guile, of hate, of envy, of revenge .” John Milton
Evil, Transformation, Goodness, Satan, Moral Complexity
John Milton Evil, Transformation, Goodness, Satan, Moral Complexity“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“Thou canst not touch the freedom of my mind.” John Milton
Freedom, Mind, Resilience, Inner Strength, Defiance
John Milton Freedom, Mind, Resilience, Inner Strength, Defiance“Our torments also may in length of time Become our elements, these piercing fires As soft as now severe, our temper changed Into their temper.” John Milton
Suffering, Adaptation, Hell, Transformation, Human Resilience
John Milton Suffering, Adaptation, Hell, Transformation, Human Resilience“Earth felt the wound; and Nature from her seat, Sighing through all her works, gave signs of woe That all was lost.” John Milton
Nature, Fall Of Man, Loss, Sorrow, Cosmic Impact
John Milton Nature, Fall Of Man, Loss, Sorrow, Cosmic Impact“For truth is strong next to the Almighty. She needs no policies or stratagems or licensings to make her victorious. These are the shifts and the defences that error uses against her power.” John Milton
Truth, Strength, Divine Power, Error, Moral Victory
John Milton Truth, Strength, Divine Power, Error, Moral Victory“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“Who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's image, but thee who destroys a good book, kills reason its self.” John Milton
Books, Knowledge, Destruction, Reason, Human Value
John Milton Books, Knowledge, Destruction, Reason, Human Value“The stars, that nature hung in heaven, and filled their lamps with everlasting oil, give due light to the misled and lonely traveller.” John Milton
Stars, Guidance, Nature, Journey, Divine Providence
John Milton Stars, Guidance, Nature, Journey, Divine Providence