Yet I argue not Against Heav'n's hand or will, nor bate a jot Of heart or hope; but still bear up and steer Right onward.
John Milton
Perseverance, Faith, Hope, Adversity, Divine Will
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“Nations grow corrupt, love bondage more than liberty; bondage with ease than strenuous liberty.” John Milton
Corruption, Liberty, Bondage, National Character, Moral Decay
John Milton Corruption, Liberty, Bondage, National Character, Moral Decay“Thoughts that voluntary move Harmonious numbers.” John Milton
Poetry, Inspiration, Creativity, Harmony, Thought
John Milton Poetry, Inspiration, Creativity, Harmony, Thought“Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss.” John Milton
Goodness, Virtue, Evil, Beauty, Moral Contrast
John Milton Goodness, Virtue, Evil, Beauty, Moral Contrast“A death-like sleep, A gentle wafting to immortal life.” John Milton
Death, Sleep, Immortality, Transition, Afterlife
John Milton Death, Sleep, Immortality, Transition, Afterlife“Horror and doubt distract His troubled thoughts and from the bottom stir The Hell within him, for within him Hell He brings and round about him, nor from Hell One step no more than from himself can fly By change of place.” John Milton
Inner Turmoil, Hell, Self, Inescapable Nature, Torment
John Milton Inner Turmoil, Hell, Self, Inescapable Nature, Torment“Join with thee calm Peace and Quiet, Spare Fast, that oft with gods doth diet.” John Milton
Peace, Tranquility, Fasting, Divine Communion, Spiritual Practice
John Milton Peace, Tranquility, Fasting, Divine Communion, Spiritual Practice“Where glowing embers through the room Teach light to counterfeit a gloom.” John Milton
Light, Darkness, Ambiance, Perception, Poetic Imagery
John Milton Light, Darkness, Ambiance, Perception, Poetic Imagery“Virtue may be assailed, but never hurt, Surprised by unjust force, but not inthralled; Yea, even that which mischief meant most harm Shall in the happy trial prove most glory.” John Milton
Virtue, Resilience, Adversity, Triumph, Moral Strength
John Milton Virtue, Resilience, Adversity, Triumph, Moral Strength“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“What is dark within me, illumine.” John Milton
Enlightenment, Self-knowledge, Inner Darkness, Spiritual Growth, Divine Guidance
John Milton Enlightenment, Self-knowledge, Inner Darkness, Spiritual Growth, Divine Guidance“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“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“Have hung My dank and dropping weeds To the stern god of sea.” John Milton
Sacrifice, Sea, Mythology, Offering, Nature
John Milton Sacrifice, Sea, Mythology, Offering, Nature“In dim eclipse, disastrous twilight sheds On half the nations, and with fear of change Perplexes monarchs.” John Milton
Change, Fear, Power, Darkness, Political Upheaval
John Milton Change, Fear, Power, Darkness, Political Upheaval“Part of my soul I seek thee, and claim thee my other half.” John Milton
Love, Soulmates, Unity, Companionship, Human Connection
John Milton Love, Soulmates, Unity, Companionship, Human Connection“Wherefore did Nature pour her bounties forth With such a full and unwithdrawing hand, Covering the earth with odours, fruits, flocks, Thronging the seas with spawn innumerable, But all to please and sate the curious taste?” John Milton
Nature, Abundance, Purpose, Curiosity, Divine Providence
John Milton Nature, Abundance, Purpose, Curiosity, Divine Providence“I hate when vice can bolt her arguments, And virtue has no tongue to check her pride.” John Milton
Vice, Virtue, Argument, Pride, Moral Struggle
John Milton Vice, Virtue, Argument, Pride, Moral Struggle