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
common hail human law mysterious paradise sole source true
Hail wedded love, mysterious law, true source / Of human offspring, sole propriety / In Paradise of all things common else.
few large limbo paradise since
Into a Limbo large and broad, since called / The paradise of fools, to few unknown.
joy paradise woe
O fleeting joys Of Paradise, dear bought with lasting woes!
pleasure feels paradise-lost-book-9
And the more I see Pleasures about me, so much more I feel Torment within me.
hope joy paradise-lost-book-9
Hope elevates, and joy Brightens his crest.
happiness paradise thee
Then wilt thou not be loath To leave this Paradise, but shalt possess A Paradise within thee, happier far.
farewell paradise-lost-book-9 adieu
Farewell Hope, and with Hope farewell Fear
hope doleful paradise-lost-book-1
Where peace And rest can never dwell, hope never comes, That comes to all.
future flight paradise-lost-book-2
The never-ending flight Of future days.
happiness paradise shade
Must I thus leave thee, Paradise?-thus leave Thee, native soil, these happy walks and shades?
revenge victory paradise-lost-book-2
Which, if not victory, is yet revenge.
confusion ruins paradise-lost-book-2
With ruin upon ruin, rout on rout, Confusion worse confounded.
flower paradise-on-earth rose
Flowers of all hue, and without thorn the rose.
law paradise-lost-book-9 paradise-lost-book-2
God is thy law, thou mine.