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John Milton Quotes about Heaven

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You can make hell out of heaven and heaven out of hell. It's all in the mind.

You can make hell out of heaven and heaven out of hell. It's all in the mind.

Inspirational, Heaven, Mind

Swinish gluttony never looks to heaven amidst its gorgeous feast; but with besotted, base ingratitude, cravens and blasphemes his feeder.

Heaven, Looks, Gorgeous

Me miserable! Which way shall I fly Infinite wrath and infinite despair? Which way I fly is hell; myself am hell; And in the lowest deep a lower deep, Still threat'ning to devour me, opens wide, To which the hell I suffer seems a heaven.

Wrath, Heaven, Suffering

'Paradise Lost' (1667) bk. 4, l. 73

My latest found, Heaven's last, best gift, my ever new delight!

Heaven, Delight, Lasts

'Paradise Lost' (1667) bk. 5, l. 18

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

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

The earth, though in comparison of heaven so small, nor glistering, may of solid good contain more plenty than the sun, that barren shines.

Shining, Heaven, Earth

John Milton (1847). “The Poetical Works, of John Milton: With a Memoir and Seven Embellishments”, p.171

At His birth a star, unseen before in heaven, proclaims Him come.

Stars, Heaven, Unseen

John Milton, Matthew S. Stallard (2011). “Paradise Lost: The Biblically Annotated Edition”, p.471, Mercer University Press

The strongest and the fiercest spirit That fought in heaven, now fiercer by despair.

Heaven, Despair, Spirit

'Paradise Lost' (1667) bk. 2, l. 44

Angels contented with their face in heaven, Seek not the praise of men.

Angel, Men, Heaven

John Milton, “Paradise Lost: Book 06”

Mammon, the least erected spirit that fell >From heaven; for ev'n in heaven his looks and thoughts Were always downward bent, admiring more The riches of heaven's pavement, trodden gold, Than aught divine or holy else enjoy'd In vision beatific.

Heaven, Vision, Gold

'Paradise Lost' (1667) bk. 1, l. 678

Heaven, the seat of bliss, Brooks not the works of violence and war.

War, Heaven, Violence

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.399

The starry cope Of heaven.

Heaven

John Milton, Alastair Fowler (2007). “Paradise Lost”, p.278, Pearson Education

Heaven open'd wide Her ever during gates, harmonious sound, On golden hinges moving.

Moving, Heaven, Sound

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.332

It were a journey like the path to heaven, To help you find them.

Journey, Heaven, Path

John Milton, John Hunter (1864). “Milton's Comus, L'allegro, and Il Penseroso: With Numerous Illustrative Notes &c”, p.19

And may at last my weary age Find out the peaceful hermitage, The hairy gown and mossy cell, Where I may sit and rightly spell Of every star that heaven doth shew, And every herb that sips the dew, Till old experience to attain To something like prophetic strain.

Stars, Cells, Heaven

c.1631 Il Penseroso, l.167-74.

Heaven Is as the Book of God before thee set, Wherein to read His wondrous works.

Book, Heaven, Thee

John Milton, Matthew S. Stallard (2011). “Paradise Lost: The Biblically Annotated Edition”, p.286, Mercer University Press

Satan; so call him now, his former name Is heard no more in heaven.

Names, Heaven, Satan

'Paradise Lost' (1667) bk. 5, l. 658

Witness this new-made world, another Heav'n From Heaven Gate not farr, founded in view On the clear Hyaline, the Glassie Sea; Of amplitude almost immense, with Starr's Numerous, and every Starr perhaps a world Of destined habitation.

Views, Sea, Heaven

John Milton, “Paradise Lost: Book 07”

Is it true, O Christ in heaven, that the highest suffer the most? That the strongest wander furthest and most hopelessly are lost? That the mark of rank in nature is capacity for pain? That the anguish of the singer makes the sweetness of the strain?

Pain, Heaven, Suffering

What if Earth be but the shadow of Heaven and things therein - each other like, more than on Earth is thought?

Heaven, What If, Shadow

'Paradise Lost' (1667) bk. 5, l. 574

When thou attended gloriously from heaven , Shalt in the sky appear, and from thee send Thy summoning archangels to proclaim Thy dread tribunal.

Sky, Heaven, Judgment

John Milton (1773). “The First Six Books of Milton's Paradise Lost: Rendered Into Grammatical Construction ... with Notes Grammatical, Geographical, Historical, Critical, and Explanatory. To which are Prefixed Remarks on Ellipsis and Transposition ...”, p.198

Nor aught availed him now to have built in heaven high towers; nor did he scrape by all his engines, but was headlong sent with his industrious crew to build in hell.

Heaven, Towers, Architecture

'Paradise Lost' (1667) bk. 1, l. 748

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