John Milton Quotes
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Swinges the scaly horror of his folded tail.
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Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven.
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Bring the rathe primrose that forsaken dies, The tufted crow-toe, and pale gessamine, The white pink, and the pansy freaked with jet, The glowing violet, The musk-rose, and the well attir'd woodbine, With cowslips wan that hang the pensive head, And every flower that sad embroidery wears: Bid amaranthus all his beauty shed, And daffadillies fill their cups with tears, To strew the laureate hearse where Lycid lies.
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How often from the steep Of echoing hill or thicket have we heard Celestial voices to the midnight air, Sole, or responsive each to other's note, Singing their great Creator?
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And now the herald lark Left his ground-nest, high tow'ring to descry The morn's approach, and greet her with his song.
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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.
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Joking decides great things, Stronger and better oft than earnest can.
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Just deeds are the best answer to injurious words.
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That practis'd falsehood under saintly shew, Deep malice to conceal, couch'd with revenge.
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Morn, Wak'd by the circling hours, with rosy hand Unbarr'd the gates of light.
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These eyes, tho' clear To outward view of blemish or of spot, Bereft of light, their seeing have forgot, Nor to their idle orbs doth sight appear Of sun, or moon, or star, throughout the year, Or man, or woman. Yet I argue not Against Heaven's hand or will, not bate a jot Of heart or hope; but still bear up and steer Right onward.
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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.
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Our torments also may in length of time Become our Elements.
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Alas! What boots it with uncessant care To tend the homely slighted Shepherd's trade, And strictly meditate the thankless muse; Were it not better done as others use, To sport with Amaryllis in the shade, Or with the tangles of Neaera's hair? Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise (That last infirmity of noble mind) To scorn delights, and live laborious days; But the fair guerdon when we hope to find, And think to burst out into sudden blaze, Comes the blind Fury with th'abhorred shears, And slits the thin-spun life.
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Knowledge cannot defile, nor consequently the books, if the will and conscience be not defiled.
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Ease would recant Vows made in pain, as violent and void.
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Angels contented with their face in heaven, Seek not the praise of men.
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Ink is the blood of the printing-press.
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Be strong, live happy and love, but first of all Him whom to love is to obey, and keep His great command!
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Let us no more contend, nor blame each other, blamed enough elsewhere, but strive, In offices of love, how we may lighten each other's burden.
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Time will run back and fetch the Age of Gold.
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For the air of youth, Hopeful and cheerful, in thy blood will reign A melancholy damp of cold and dry To weigh thy spirits down, and last consume The balm of life.
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From his lips/Not words alone pleased her.
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Ask for this great deliverer now, and find him Eyeless in Gaza at the mill with slaves.