John Milton Quotes about Peace
But peaceful was the night Wherein the Prince of Light His reign of peace upon the earth began.
1629 'On the Morning of Christ's Nativity','The Hymn', stanza 3.
"To the Lord General Cromwell" l. 10 (written 1652)
Where peace And rest can never dwell, hope never comes, That comes to all.
'Paradise Lost' (1667) bk. 1, l. 61
John Milton (1861). “The first book of Milton's Paradise lost: with a prose tr. and notes, by J. Hunter”, p.26
'Paradise Lost' (1667) bk. 2, l. l. 226
And join with thee calm Peace and Quiet, Spare Fast, that oft with gods doth diet.
'Il Penseroso' (1645) l. 45