Now conscience wakes despair That slumber'd,-wakes the bitter memory Of what he was, what is, and what must be Worse. John Milton More Quotes by John Milton More Quotes From John Milton That virtue therefore which is but a youngling in the contemplation of evil, and knows not the utmost that vice promises to her followers, and rejects it, is but a blank virtue, not a pure; her whiteness is but an excremental whiteness. John Milton vices evil promise Nor turned I ween Adam from his fair spouse, nor Eve the rites Mysterious of connubial love refused: Whatever hypocrites austerely talk Of purity and place and innocence, Defaming as impure what God declares Pure, and commands to some, leaves free to all. John Milton innocence mysterious hypocrite I on the other side Us'd no ambition to commend my deeds; The deeds themselves, though mute, spoke loud the doer. John Milton doers deeds ambition O fleeting joys Of Paradise, dear bought with lasting woes! John Milton fleeting paradise joy O fairest of creation, last and best Of all God's works, creature in whom excelled Whatever can to sight or thought be formed, Holy, divine, good, amiable, or sweet! How art thou lost, how on a sudden lost, Defaced, deflow'red, and now to death devote? Paradise Lost John Milton sight sweet art For the air of youth, John Milton hopeful air blood I must not quarrel with the will John Milton quarrels providence ends If by prayer John Milton bidding prayer wind Zeal and duty are not slow John Milton duty waiting opportunity Hear all ye angels, progeny of light, Thrones, dominations, princedoms, virtues, powers. John Milton thrones angel light Let us descend now therefore from this top Of speculation. John Milton speculation Sable-vested Night, eldest of things. John Milton eldest night Tis chastity, my brother, chastity; She that has that is clad in complete steel, And, like a quiver'd nymph with arrows keen, May trace huge forests, and unharbour'd heaths, Infamous hills, and sandy perilous wilds; Where, through the sacred rays of chastity, No savage fierce, bandite, or mountaineer, Will dare to soil her virgin purity. John Milton nymphs arrows brother The great Emathian conqueror bid spare The house of Pindarus, when temple and tower Went to the ground. John Milton temples towers house It were a journey like the path to heaven, To help you find them. John Milton journey path heaven His words, like so many nimble and airy servitors, trip about him at command. Ibid. John Milton airy nimble command He 's gone, and who knows how he may report Thy words by adding fuel to the flame? John Milton fuel flames gone Just deeds are the best answer to injurious words. John Milton deeds answers Our reason is our law. John Milton law reason Yet I shall temper so Justice with mercy, as may illustrate most Them fully satisfy'd, and thee appease. John Milton mercy justice may
