John Milton Quotes, Fall Quotes, Woe Quotes

And some are fall'n, to disobedience fall'n, And so from Heav'n to deepest Hell; O fall From what high state of bliss into what woe!

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Loneliness is the first thing which God's eye named not good.

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For truth is strong next to the Almighty. She needs no policies or stratagems or licensings to make her victorious. These are the shifts and the defences that error uses against her power.

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Time will run back and fetch the Age of Gold.

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So sinks the day-star in the ocean bed, And yet anon repairs his drooping head, And tricks his beams, and with new-spangled ore Flames in the forehead of the morning sky.

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For Solomon, he lived at ease, and full Of honour, wealth, high fare, aimed not beyond Higher design than to enjoy his state.

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Sole reigning holds the tyranny of Heav'n.

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Thus I set my printless feet O'er the cowslip's velvet head, That bends not as I tread.

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Nor jealousy Was understood, the injur'd lover's hell.

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They also serve who only stand and wait.

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Freely they stood who stood, and fell who fell.

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Well observe The rule of Not too much, by temperance taught In what thou eat'st and drink'st.

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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.

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In the sweat of thy face thou shalt eat bread, Till thou return unto the ground; for thou Out of the ground wast taken; know thy birth, For dust thou art, and shalt to dust return.

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Back to thy punishment, False fugitive, and to thy speed add wings.

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For to interpose a little ease, Let our frail thoughts dally with false surmise.

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Daughter to that good Earl, once President Of England's Council, and her Treasury, Who lived in both, unstained with gold or fee, And left them both, more in himself content, Till sad the breaking of that Parliament Broke him, as that dishonest victory At Chaeronea, fatal to liberty, Killed with report that old man eloquent. Though later born than to have known the days Wherein your father flourished, yet by you, Madam, methinks I see him living yet; So well your words his noble virtues praise, That all both judge you to relate them true, And to possess them, honoured Margaret.

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A crown Golden in show, is but a wreath of thorns, Bring dangers, troubles, cares, and sleepless nights To him who wears the regal diadem

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And now the herald lark Left his ground-nest, high tow'ring to descry The morn's approach, and greet her with his song.

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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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