With a smile that glow'd Celestial rosy red, love's proper hue.
John Milton
Love, Beauty, Divinity, Color, Emotion
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“Where peace And rest can never dwell, hope never comes, That comes to all.” John Milton
Despair, Hell, Hopelessness, Suffering, Damnation
John Milton Despair, Hell, Hopelessness, Suffering, Damnation“Wealth and honours, which most men pursue, easily change masters; they desert to the side which excels in virtue, industry, and endurance of toil, and they abandon the slothful.” John Milton
Wealth, Virtue, Industry, Perseverance, Moral Economy
John Milton Wealth, Virtue, Industry, Perseverance, Moral Economy“I thence invoke my thy aid to my adventurous song, That with no middle flight intends to soar above the Aonian mount, while it pursues Things unattempted yet in prose or rhyme.” John Milton
Inspiration, Ambition, Poetry, Creativity, Literary Aspiration
John Milton Inspiration, Ambition, Poetry, Creativity, Literary Aspiration“Not to know me argues yourselves unknown.” John Milton
Self-knowledge, Identity, Wisdom, Understanding, Introspection
John Milton Self-knowledge, Identity, Wisdom, Understanding, Introspection“Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.” John Milton
Gratitude, Reverence, Epiphany, Life Experience, Spirituality
John Milton Gratitude, Reverence, Epiphany, Life Experience, Spirituality“Still paying, still to owe. Eternal woe!” John Milton
Debt, Suffering, Eternity, Damnation, Consequence
John Milton Debt, Suffering, Eternity, Damnation, Consequence“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“Who ever knew Truth put to the worse in a free and open encounter?” John Milton
Truth, Freedom, Debate, Intellectual Integrity, Knowledge
John Milton Truth, Freedom, Debate, Intellectual Integrity, Knowledge“All hope is lost of my reception into grace; what worse? For where no hope is left, is left no fear.” John Milton
Hope, Fear, Grace, Despair, Damnation
John Milton Hope, Fear, Grace, Despair, Damnation“Beyond is all abyss, eternity, whose end no eye can reach.” John Milton
Eternity, Infinity, Mystery, Cosmic Scale, Human Limitation
John Milton Eternity, Infinity, Mystery, Cosmic Scale, Human Limitation“All is best, though we oft doubt, what the unsearchable dispose, of highest wisdom brings about.” John Milton
Divine Providence, Doubt, Wisdom, Faith, Optimism
John Milton Divine Providence, Doubt, Wisdom, Faith, Optimism“Yet much remains To conquer still; peace hath her victories No less renowned then war, new foes arise Threatening to bind our souls with secular chains: Help us to save free conscience from the paw Of hireling wolves whose gospel is their maw.” John Milton
Peace, War, Spiritual Struggle, Freedom, Conscience
John Milton Peace, War, Spiritual Struggle, Freedom, Conscience“Anon out of the earth a fabric huge Rose, like an exhalation.” John Milton
Creation, Architecture, Nature, Imagery, Sudden Appearance
John Milton Creation, Architecture, Nature, Imagery, Sudden Appearance“This manner of writing wherein knowing myself inferior to myself? I have the use, as I may account it, but of my left hand.” John Milton
Writing, Self-awareness, Limitation, Ability, Humility
John Milton Writing, Self-awareness, Limitation, Ability, Humility“He that has light within his own clear breast May sit in the centre, and enjoy bright day: But he that hides a dark soul and foul thoughts Benighted walks under the mid-day sun; Himself his own dungeon.” John Milton
Inner Light, Conscience, Darkness, Self-imprisonment, Moral State
John Milton Inner Light, Conscience, Darkness, Self-imprisonment, Moral State“Innocence, Once Lost, Can Never Be Regained. Darkness, Once Gazed Upon, Can Never Be Lost.” John Milton
Innocence, Experience, Darkness, Human Nature, Irreversibility
John Milton Innocence, Experience, Darkness, Human Nature, Irreversibility“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