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John Milton Quotes - Page 10

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Hail, holy light! offspring of heaven firstborn! Or of th' eternal co-eternal beam, May I express thee unblam'd? since God is light And never but in unapproached light Dwelt from eternity, dwelt then in thee, Bright

Hail, holy light! offspring of heaven firstborn! Or of th' eternal co-eternal beam, May I express thee unblam'd? since God is light And never but in unapproached light Dwelt from eternity, dwelt then in thee, Bright effluence of bright essence increate!

Light, Essence, Heaven

John Milton, Sarah Siddons (1822). “The Story of Our First Parents: Selected from Milton's Paradise Lost: for the Use of Young Persons”, p.43

Of calling shapes, and beck'ning shadows dire, And airy tongues that syllable men's names.

Halloween, Men, Names

John Milton (1824). “The Poetical Works of John Milton: With Notes of Various Authors, Principally from the Editions of Thomas Newton, Charles Dunster and Thomas Warton ; to which is Prefixed Newton's Life of Milton”, p.40

Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincible locks; methinks I see her as an eagle mewing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full midday beam.

Strong, Sleep, Eye

'Areopagitica' (1644) p. 34

O welcome pure-eyed Faith, white handed Hope, Thou hovering angel girt with golden wings.

Faith, Angel, Wings

John Milton (1853). “The Poetical Works of John Milton..Illustrated with Engravings from Drawings by J.M.W. Turner”, p.550

Into this wild Abyss/ The womb of Nature, and perhaps her grave--/ Of neither sea, nor shore, nor air, nor fire,/ But all these in their pregnant causes mixed/ Confusedly, and which thus must ever fight,/ Unless the Almighty Maker them ordain/ His dark materials to create more worlds,--/ Into this wild Abyss the wary Fiend/ Stood on the brink of Hell and looked a while,/ Pondering his voyage; for no narrow frith/ He had to cross.

Fighting, Dark, Fire

John Milton, Elijah Fenton, Samuel Johnson (1821). “Paradise lost”, p.63

Bacchus, that first from out the purple grape Crush'd the sweet poison of misused wine.

Crush, Sweet, Wine

John Milton, Henry John Todd (1852). “The Poetical Works of John Milton: With Notes of Various Authors; and with Some Account of the Life and Writings of Milton, Derived Principally from Original Documents in Her Majesty's State-paper Office”, p.70

He that can apprehend and consider vice with all her baits and seeming pleasures, and yet abstain, and yet distinguish, and yet prefer that which is truly better, he is the true wayfaring Christian. I cannot praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue, unexercised and unbreathed, that never sallies out and sees her adversary, but slinks out of the race, where that immortal garland is to be run for, not without dust and heat. Assuredly we bring not innocence into the world, we bring impurity much rather: that which purifies us is trial, and trial is by what is contrary.

Christian, Running, Race

'Areopagitica' (1644) p. 12

Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss

Loss, Lovely, Devil

John Milton, Edward Young, Thomas Gray, James Beattie, William Collins (1836). “The Poetical Works of Milton, Young, Gray, Beattie, and Collins”, p.32

It is not good that man should be alone. ... Hitherto all things that have been named, were approved of God to be very good: loneliness is the first thing which God's eye named not good: whether it be a thing, or the want of something, I labour not.

Loneliness, Eye, Men

"The prose works of John Milton".

So dear to Heaven is saintly chastity, That, when a soul is found sincerely so, A thousand liveried angels lacky her, Driving far off each thing of sin and guilt.

Angel, Heaven, Soul

John Milton, John Hunter (1864). “Milton's Comus, L'allegro, and Il Penseroso: With Numerous Illustrative Notes &c”, p.27

I will point ye out the right path of a virtuous and noble Education; laborious indeed at first ascent, but else so smooth, so green, so full of goodly prospect, and melodious sounds on every side, that the harp of Orpheus was not more charming.

Education, Path, Firsts

John Locke, John Milton (1830). “Some thoughts concerning education”, p.275

To adore the conqueror, who now beholds Cherub and seraph rolling in the flood.

Inspirational, Rolling, Cherubs

John Milton (1758). “Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained...”, p.14

See golden days, fruitful of golden deeds, With joy and love triumphing.

Love, Golden Days, Joy

John Milton (1801). “Paradise lost, a poem. Pr. from the text of Tonson's correct ed. of 1711”, p.77

The spirits perverse with easy intercourse pass to and fro, to tempt or punish mortals.

Spirit, Easy, Intercourse

John Milton (1872). “The Prose Works of John Milton ...: With a Preface, Preliminary Remarks, and Notes”, p.218

Above the smoke and stir of this dim spot Which men call earth.

Men, Earth, Spots

'Comus' (1637) l. 5

Wickedness is weakness.

Weakness, Wickedness

John Bell, Joseph Addison, John Banks, Michael Arne, John Brown (1796). “British Theatre: Caractacus”

For no falsehood can endure Touch of celestial temper.

Lying, Endure, Temper

John Milton, James BUCHANAN (Grammarian.) (1773). “The First Six Books of Milton's Paradise Lost, Rendered Into Grammatical Construction ... With Notes ... To which are Prefixed Remarks on Ellipsis and Transposition ... By J. Buchanan”, p.296

Moping melancholy And moon-struck madness.

Moon, Madness, Melancholy

'Paradise Lost' (1667) bk. 11, l. 485

These two imparadised in one another's arms, the happier Eden, shall enjoy their fill of bliss on bliss.

Love, Two, Eden

'Paradise Lost' (1667) bk. 4, l. 505

By labor and intent study (which I take to be my portion in this life), joined with the strong propensity of nature, I might perhaps leave something so written to after-times, as they should not willingly let it die.

Life, Nature, Strong

'The Reason of Church Government' (1642) bk. 2, introduction

The world was all before them, where to choose Their place of rest, and Providence their guide: They hand in hand, with wandering steps and slow, Through Eden took their solitary way.

Hands, Eden, World

Paradise Regained bk. 4, l. 220 (1671) SeeWilliamWordsworth 12

Subdue By force, who reason for their law refuse, Right reason for their law.

Law, Reason, Force

John Milton, David Scott Kastan “Paradise Lost (Kastan Edition)”, Hackett Publishing

Yet from those flames No light, but rather darkness visible.

Light, Flames, Darkness

'Paradise Lost' (1667) bk. 1, l. 61

In argument with men a woman ever Goes by the worse, whatever be her cause.

Men, Causes, Argument

1671 Samson Agonistes, l.903-4.

But what more oft in nations grown corrupt, And by their vices brought to servitude, Than to love bondage more than liberty, Bondage with ease than strenuous liberty.

Liberty, Apathy, Ease

"The Poetical Works. A New Ed. Carefully Rev. from the Text of Thomas Newton. With Illustr. by William Harvey".

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