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John Milton Quotes - Page 12

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Virtue, which breaks through opposition and all temptation can remove, most shines, and most is acceptable above.

Virtue, which breaks through opposition and all temptation can remove, most shines, and most is acceptable above.

Break Through, Shining, Temptation

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

Let not England forget her precedence of teaching nations how to live.

Teaching, England, Forget

'The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce' (1643) 'To the Parliament of England'

Freely they stood who stood, and fell who fell.

1665 Paradise Lost (published1667), bk.3, l.102.

On a sudden open fly With impetuous recoil and jarring sound Th' infernal doors, and on their hinges grate Harsh thunder.

Doors, Sound, Thunder

'Paradise Lost' (1667) bk. 2, l. 879

From restless thoughts, that, like a deadly swarm Of hornets arm'd, no sooner found alone, But rush upon me thronging.

Thinking, Anxiety, Arms

John Milton, Elijah Fenton (1831). “Paradise Lost : a Poem in Twelve Books”, p.96

Sufficient to have stood, though free to fall.

Freedom, Fall, Sufficient

1665 God speaking of Satan. Paradise Lost (published1667), bk.3, l.96-9.

O fleeting joys Of Paradise, dear bought with lasting woes!

Joy, Fleeting, Paradise

1665 Adam's lament. Paradise Lost (published1667), bk.10, l.741-2.

She what was honour knew, And with obsequious majesty approv'd My pleaded reason. To the nuptial bower I led her blushing like the morn; all heaven And happy constellations on that hour Shed their selectest influence; the earth Gave sign of gratulation, and each hill; Joyous the birds; fresh gales and gentle airs Whisper'd it to the woods, and from their wings Flung rose, flung odours from the spicy shrub.

Happiness, Air, Wings

John Milton, James Prendeville (1850). “Milton's Paradise Lost: With Copious Notes, Explanatory and Critical, Partly Selected from Addison, Bentley, Bowle ... [et Al.] and Partly Original”, p.246

What honour that, But tedious waste of time, to sit and hear So many hollow compliments and lies.

Lying, Waste, Wasting Time

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.152

Enflamed with the study of learning and the admiration of virtue; stirred up with high hopes of living to be brave men and worthy patriots, dear to God, and famous to all ages.

Learning, Men, Bravery

John Locke, John Milton (1830). “Some thoughts concerning education”, p.277

Those whom reason hath equalled, force hath made supreme

Peace, War, Reason

John Milton (1861). “The first book of Milton's Paradise lost: with a prose tr. and notes, by J. Hunter”, p.26

Justice divine Mends not her slowest pace for prayers or cries.

Prayer, Justice, Pace

John Milton (2013). “Paradise Lost Simplified!: Includes Modern Translation, Study Guide, Historical Context, Biography, and Character Index”, p.452, BookCaps Study Guides

Among unequals what society Can sort, what harmony, or true delight?

Society, Delight, Harmony

1665 Adam. Paradise Lost (published1667), bk.8, l.383-4.

Who shall silence all the airs and madrigals that whisper softness in chambers?

Air, Silence, Chamber

'Areopagitica' (1644) p. 16

The very essence of truth is plainness and brightness; the darkness and crookedness is our own. The wisdom of God created understanding, fit and proportionable to truth, the object and end of it, as the eye to the thing visible. If our understanding have a film of ignorance over it, or be blear with gazing on other false glitterings, what is that to truth?

Truth, Ignorance, Eye

John Milton, James Augustus St. John (1871). “The Prose Works of John Milton ...: With a Preface, Preliminary Remarks, and Notes”, p.387

What am I pondering, you ask? So help me God, immortality.

Helping, God Help Me, Immortality

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.

Hurt, Trials, Unjust

John Milton, John Hunter (1864). “Milton's Comus, L'allegro, and Il Penseroso: With Numerous Illustrative Notes &c”, p.33

The teachers of our law, and to propose What might improve my knowledge or their own.

Teacher, Knowledge, Law

John Milton (1824). “The Poetical Works of John Milton: With Notes of Various Authors, Principally from the Edition of Thomas Newton, Charles Dunster, and Thomas Warton, to which is Prefixed, Newton's Life of Milton”, p.27

God sure esteems the growth and completing of one virtuous person, more that the restraint of ten vicious.

Growth, Virtue, Vicious

John Milton (1859). “The prose works of John Milton”, p.177

The work under our labour grows, Luxurious by restraint.

Work, Luxury, Restraint

John Milton, John Aikin (1806). “Poetical Works: With a Preface, Biographical and Critical”, p.92

And that must end us, that must be our cure: To be no more. Sad cure! For who would lose, Though full of pain, this intellectual being, Those thoughts that wander through eternity, To perish, rather, swallowed up and lost In the wide womb of uncreated night Devoid of sense and motion?

Pain, Night, Intellectual

'Paradise Lost' (1667) bk. 2, l. 146

Still paying, still to owe. Eternal woe!

Woe, Stills, Eternal

Our torments also may in length of time Become our Elements.

Time, Elements, May

'Paradise Lost' (1667) bk. 2, l. l. 274

Innumerable as the stars of night, Or stars of morning, dewdrops which the sun Impearls on every leaf and every flower.

Morning, Stars, Flower

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.164

The bird of Jove, stoop'd from his aery tour, Two birds of gayest plume before him drove.

Eagles, Two, Bird

John Milton, Henry John Todd (1801). “The Poetical Works of John Milton”, p.349

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