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
bring haste jest smiles thee youthful
Haste thee, Nymph, and bring with thee Jest and youthful Jollity, Quips and Cranks and wanton Wiles, Nods and Becks and wreathed Smiles
perfect thee made
God made thee perfect, not immutable.
happiness paradise thee
Then wilt thou not be loath To leave this Paradise, but shalt possess A Paradise within thee, happier far.
soul half thee
Part of my soul I seek thee, and claim thee my other half
flesh thee states
Our state cannot be severed, we are one, One flesh; to lose thee were to lose myself.
calm quiet thee
And join with thee calm Peace and Quiet, Spare Fast, that oft with gods doth diet.
time forget thee
With thee conversing I forget all time.
song thee wells
The love-lorn nightingale nightly to thee her sad song mourneth well.
husband thee submit
And to thy husband's will Thine shall submit; he over thee shall rule.
book heaven thee
Heaven Is as the Book of God before thee set, Wherein to read His wondrous works.
wise thinking thee
Be lowly wise: Think only what concerns thee and thy being.
thee thyself unwise
This is servitude, To serve th'unwise, or him who hath rebelled Against his worthier, as thine now serve thee, Thyself not free, but to thyself enthralled.
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.