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
thinking men way
Just are the ways of God, And justifiable to men; Unless there be who think not God at all.
men devil shame
Oh, shame to men! devil with devil damn'd Firm concord holds, men only disagree Of creatures rational.
sleep light earth
Now morn, her rosy steps in th' eastern clime Advancing, sow'd the earth with orient pearl, When Adam wak'd, so custom'd; for his sleep Was aery light, from pure digestion bred.
strong sleep eye
Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincible locks; methinks I see her as an eagle mewing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full midday beam.
truth air study
Beholding the bright countenance of truth in the quiet and still air of delightful studies.
arms noise wheels
Arms on armour clashing bray'd Horrible discord, and the madding wheels Of brazen chariots rag'd: dire was the noise Of conflict.
parent parenthood good-parent
These are thy glorious works, Parent of good!
men cities towers
Tower'd cities please us then, And the busy hum of men.
men oracles wells
Socrates... Whom well inspir'd the oracle pronounc'd Wisest of men.
men rocks wrecks
Rocks whereon greatest men have oftest wreck'd.
caring air care
And ever against eating cares Lap me in soft Lydian airs, Married to immortal verse
love golden-days joy
See golden days, fruitful of golden deeds, With joy and love triumphing.
ocean men land
God doth not need Either man's work or his own gifts. Who best Bear his mild yoke, they serve him best. His state Is kingly: thousands at his bidding speed, And post o'er land and ocean without rest; They also serve who only stand and wait.
crush sweet wine
Bacchus, that first from out the purple grape Crush'd the sweet poison of misused wine.