John Milton Quotes, Heaven Quotes, Vision Quotes

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.

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But pain is perfect misery, the worst Of evils, and excessive, overturns All patience.

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On the Morning of Christ's Nativity Perhaps their loves, or else their sheep, was all that did their silly thoughts so busy keep.

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Truth is compared in Scripture to a streaming fountain; if her waters flow not in perpetual progression, they sicken into a muddy pool of conformity and tradition.

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So may'st thou live, till like ripe fruit thou drop Into thy mother's lap.

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Rocks whereon greatest men have oftest wreck'd.

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Bacchus, that first from out the purple grape Crush'd the sweet poison of misused wine.

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The great creator from his work returned Magnificent, his six days' work, a world.

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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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Demoniac frenzy, moping melancholy.

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The brazen throat of war.

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For so I created them free and free they must remain.

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The power of Kings and Magistrates is nothing else, but what is only derivative, transferrd and committed to them in trust from the People, to the Common good of them all, in whom the power yet remaines fundamentally, and cannot be takn from them, without a violation of thir natural birthright.

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Execute their airy purposes.

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Socrates... Whom well inspir'd the oracle pronounc'd Wisest of men.

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A short retirement urges a sweet return.

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None But such as are good men can give good things, And that which is not good, is not delicious To a well-govern'd and wise appetite.

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What boots it at one gate to make defence, And at another to let in the foe?

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

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O shame to men! Devil with devil damned Firm concord holds, men only disagree Of creatures rational, though under hope Of heavenly grace: and God proclaiming peace, Yet live in hatred, enmity, and strife Among themselves, and levy cruel wars, Wasting the earth, each other to destroy: As if (which might induce us to accord) Man had not hellish foes enough besides, That day and night for his destruction wait.

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