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The mind is its own place, and in itself, can make heaven of Hell, and a hell of Heaven.

The mind is its own place, and in itself, can make heaven of Hell, and a hell of Heaven.

John Milton
Happiness, Inspiring, Attitude
Paradise Lost bk. 1, l. 254 (1667)

Farewell happy fields, Where joy forever dwells: Hail, horrors, hail.

John Milton
Happiness, Farewell, Joy
'Paradise Lost' (1667) bk. 1, l. 249

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.

John Milton
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

And feel that I am happier than I know.

John Milton
Happiness, Feels, Knows
'Paradise Lost' (1667) bk. 8, l. 280

Must I thus leave thee, Paradise?-thus leave Thee, native soil, these happy walks and shades?

John Milton
Happiness, Paradise, Shade
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.478

Then wilt thou not be loath To leave this Paradise, but shalt possess A Paradise within thee, happier far.

John Milton
Happiness, Paradise, Thee
'Paradise Lost' (1667) bk. 12, l. 581

Live while ye may, Yet happy pair.

John Milton
Happiness, May, Pairs
John Milton, Elijah Fenton (1795). “Paradise Lost: A Poem, in Twelve Books”, p.103

Son of Heav'n and Earth, Attend: that thou art happy, owe to God; That thou continuest such, owe to thyself, That is, to thy obedience; therein stand.

John Milton
Happiness, Art, Son
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.351

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