John Milton
John Milton
John Miltonwas an English poet, polemicist, and man of letters, and a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under Oliver Cromwell. He wrote at a time of religious flux and political upheaval, and is best known for his epic poem Paradise Lost, written in blank verse...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth9 December 1608
heaven delight lasts
My latest found, Heaven's last, best gift, my ever new delight!
journey heaven path
It were a journey like the path to heaven, To help you find them.
serving-others
Freely we serve, because freely we love.
nimble airy command
His words, like so many nimble and airy servitors, trip about him at command. Ibid.
change art return
But oh the heavy change, now thou art gone, Now thou art gone and never must return!
women men-women fairs
A bevy of fair women.
war conquer virtue
The conquer'd, also, and enslaved by war, Shall, with their freedom lost, all virtue lose.
angel voice ears
The Angel ended, and in Adam's ear So charming left his voice, that he awhile Thought him still speaking, still stood fix'd to hear.
quills various lays
He touch'd the tender stops of various quills, With eager thought warbling his Doric lay.
hope fire despair
Th' ethereal mould Incapable of stain would soon expel Her mischief, and purge off the baser fire, Victorious. Thus repuls'd, our final hope Is flat despair.
sweet joy drink
They eat, they drink, and in communion sweet Quaff immortality and joy.
ambition joy
Such joy ambition finds.
power
His rod revers'd, And backward mutters of dissevering power.
work restraint grows
The work under our labour grows, Luxurious by restraint.