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
almost destroys eye good image man reasonable
As good almost kill a man as kill a good book: who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's image; but he who destroys a good book, kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were, in the eye
daughter god law left reason rest sole
God so commanded, and left that command/ Sole daughter of his voice; the rest we live / Law to ourselves, our reason is our law.
appear reason tongue worse
His tongue dropt manna, and could make the worse appear the better reason
law reason force
Subdue By force, who reason for their law refuse, Right reason for their law.
law reason
Our reason is our law.
choices reason
Reason is also choice.
choices logic reason
Reason also is choice.
cooking flow reason
Smiles from reason flow, To brute deny'd, and are of love the food.
war reason force
Those whom reason hath equalled, force hath made supreme
reason sanctity
Indu'd With sanctity of reason.
tongue reason hollow
But all was false and hollow; though his tongue Dropp'd manna, and could make the worse appear The better reason, 4 to perplex and dash Maturest counsels.
singing fancy reason
A poet soaring in the high reason of his fancies, with his garland and singing robes about him.
obscure palpable uncouth
Through the palpable obscure find out / His uncouth way.
rude winter
It was the winter wild, / While the Heaven-born child, / All meanly wrapt in the rude manger lies.