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John Milton Quotes - Page 17

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Sweet bird that shunn'st the nose of folly, Most musical, most melancholy! Thee, chauntress, oft, the woods among, I woo, to hear thy even-song.

Sweet bird that shunn'st the nose of folly, Most musical, most melancholy! Thee, chauntress, oft, the woods among, I woo, to hear thy even-song.

Song, Sweet, Bird

Man hath his daily work of body or mind Appointed, which declares his dignity, And the regard of Heav'n on all his ways.

Men, Mind, Body

1665 Adamto Eve. Paradise Lost (published1667), bk.4, l.618-20.

Therefore God's universal law Gave to the man despotic power Over his female in due awe, Not from that right to part an hour, Smile she or lour.

Men, Law, Female

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

Men of most renowned virtue have sometimes by transgressing most truly kept the law.

Men, Law, Sometimes

John Milton (1847). “The Prose Works of John Milton”, p.288

In vain doth valour bleed, While Avarice and Rapine share the land.

Land, Share, Vain

John Milton (1873). “The Poetical Works of John Milton: With a Life of the Author, Preliminary Dissertations on Each Poem, Notes Critical and Explanatory, an Index to the Subjects of Paradise Lost, and a Verbal Index to All the Poems”, p.482

If there be any difference among professed believers as to the sense of Scripture, it is their duty to tolerate such difference in each other, until God shall have revealed the truth to all.

Differences, Scripture, Duty

John Milton (1872). “The Prose Works of John Milton ...: With a Preface, Preliminary Remarks, and Notes”, p.444

The planets in their station list'ning stood.

Sky, Lists, Planets

John Milton (1749). “Paradise Lost. A Poem. In Twelve Books [Book VII. - XII.]: 2”, p.56

Among the writers of all ages, some deserve fame, and have it; others neither have nor deserve it; some have it, not deserving it; others, though deserving it, yet totally miss it, or have it not equal to their deserts.

Deserving It, Missing, Age

Spirits when they please Can either sex assume, or both.

Sex, Enmity, Spirit

'Paradise Lost' (1667) bk. 1, l. 423

So little knows Any, but God alone, but perverts best things To worst abuse, or to their meanest use.

Abuse, Littles, Worst

John Milton (1976). “The Portable Milton”, p.248, Penguin

From Man or Angel the great Architect Did wisely to conceal, and not divulge, His secrets, to be scanned by them who ought Rather admire. Or, if they list to try Conjecture, he his fabric of the Heavens Hath left to their disputes - perhaps to move His laughter at their quaint opinions wide Hereafter, when they come to model Heaven And calculate the stars: how they will wield The mighty frame: how build, unbuild, contrive To save appearances; how gird the Sphere With Centric and Eccentric scribbled o'er, Cycle and Epicycle, Orb in Orb.

Stars, Laughter, Moving

'Paradise Lost' (1667) bk. 8, l. 76

So many laws argues so many sins.

Law, Arguing, Sin

John Milton, Henry John Todd (1826). “The Poetical Works of John Milton: With Notes of Various Authors”, p.444

Who knows not Circe, The daughter of the Sun , whose charmed cup Whoever tasted, lost his upright shape, And downward fell into a groveling swine?

Daughter, Shapes, Cups

John Milton, Henry John Todd (1826). “The Poetical Works of John Milton: With Notes of Various Authors”, p.258

For Spirits when they please Can either sex assume, or both; so soft And uncompounded is their essence pure, Not tied or manacled with joint or limb, Nor founded on the brittle strength of bones, Like cumbrous flesh; but in what shape they choose Dilated or condensed, bright or obscure, Can execute their airy purposes, And works of love or enmity fulfil.

Sex, Essence, Enmity

'Paradise Lost' (1667) bk. 1, l. 423

Sweet intercourse of looks and smiles; for smiles from reason flow.

Sweet, Looks, Flow

John Milton, Elijah Fenton (1795). “Paradise Lost: A Poem, in Twelve Books”, p.205

God is thy law, thou mine.

Law, Paradise Lost Book 9, Mines

'Paradise Lost' (1667) bk. 4, l. 637

So hand in hand they passed, the loveliest pair that ever since in love's embraces met -- Adam, the goodliest man of men since born his sons; the fairest of her daughters Eve.

Daughter, Son, Men

John Milton (1749). “Paradise Lost. A Poem. In Twelve Books [Book I. - VI.]: 1”, p.254

Sweet bird, that shun the noise of folly, most musical, most melancholy!

Music, Sweet, Bird

John Milton (1761). “L'allegro, Ed Il Penseroso: Set to Musick by Mr. Handel”, p.7

Into this wild abyss, The womb of Nature and perhaps her grave.

Nature, Graves, Womb

John Milton (1801). “The Poetical Works of John Milton: With the Principal Notes of Various Commentators. To which are Added Illustrations, with Some Account of the Life of Milton”, p.160

With ruin upon ruin, rout on rout, Confusion worse confounded.

Confusion, Confusing, Ruins

'Paradise Lost' (1667) bk. 2, l. 995

To know that which lies before us in daily life is the prime wisdom.

Life, Lying, Prime

Nothing lovelier can be found In woman, than to study household good, And good works in her husband to promote.

Marriage, Husband, Study

1665 Adamto Eve. Paradise Lost (published1667), bk.9, l.232-4.

They also serve who only stand and wait.

Patience, Waiting, Patience And Waiting

"When I consider how my light is spent" l. 14 (1673)

Knowledge forbidden? Suspicious, reasonless. Why should their Lord Envy them that? Can it be a sin to know? Can it be death?

Envy, Sin, Lord

John Milton, Alastair Fowler (2007). “Paradise Lost”, p.251, Pearson Education

Good luck befriend thee, Son; for at thy birth The fairy ladies danced upon the hearth.

Heart, Good Luck, Son

John Milton (2004). “The Complete Poems”, p.145, Penguin UK

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