John Milton Quotes

Heav'nly love shall outdoo Hellish hate

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For books are not absolutely dead things, but do contain a potency of life in them to be as active as that soul was whose progeny they are; nay, they do preserve as in a vial the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred them.

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Seas wept from our deep sorrows.

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And the jocund rebecks sound To many a youth, and many a maid, Dancing in the checkered shade. And young and old come forth to play On a sunshine holiday.

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More safe I sing with mortal voice, unchang'd To hoarse or mute, though fall'n on evil days, On evil days though fall'n, and evil tongues.

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God has set labor and rest, as day and night to men successive.

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Virtue may be assailed, but never hurt, Surprised by unjust force, but not enthralled.

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The other shape, If shape it might be call'd that shape had none Distinguishable in member, joint, or limb; Or substance might be call'd that shadow seem'd, For each seem'd either,--black it stood as night, Fierce as ten furies, terrible as hell, And shook a dreadful dart; what seem'd his head The likeness of a kingly crown had on. Satan was now at hand.

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Reason also is choice.

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Pleas'd me, long choosing and beginning late.

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And now without redemption all mankind Must have been lost, adjudged to death and hell By doom severe.

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Hard are the ways of truth, and rough to walk.

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Rather than be less Car'd not to be at all.

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And add to these retired Leisure, That in trim gardens take his pleasure.

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My mansion is, where those immortal shapes Of bright aerial spirits live insphered In regions mild of calm and serene air, Above the smoke and stir of this dim spot Which men call Earth.

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Let us go forth and resolutely dare with sweat of brow to toil our little day.

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Let no man seek Henceforth to be foretold that shall befall Him or his children.

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Let us no more contend, nor blame each other, blamed enough elsewhere, but strive, In offices of love, how we may lighten each other's burden.

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Subdue By force, who reason for their law refuse, Right reason for their law.

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For God will deign to visit oft the dwellings of just men -- delighted, and with frequent intercourse -- thither will send his winged messengers on errants of supernal grace.

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