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
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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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Books are not absolutely dead things, but do contain a certain potency of life in them, to be as active as the soul whose progeny they are; they preserve, as in a vial, the purest efficacy and extraction of the living intellect that bred them.
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To know that which before us lies in daily life is the prime wisdom.
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Let those who would write heroic poems make their life an heroic poem.
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We believe the bridge has a 20-year life span left. That's assuming no earthquakes and no bad storms,
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A good book is the precious life-blood of the master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose for a life beyond
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A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life.
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Peace hath her victories, no less renowned than War.
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I will not deny but that the best apology against false accusers is silence and sufferance, and honest deeds set against dishonest words.
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Luck is the residue of design.
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Death is the golden key that opens the palace of eternity.
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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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Death to life is crown or shame.
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Imparadis'd in one another's arms.