The leaf was darkish, and had prickles on it, But in another country, as he said, Bore a bright golden flow'r, but not in this soil; Unknown, and like esteem'd, and the dull swain Treads on it daily with his clouted shoon. John Milton More Quotes by John Milton More Quotes From John Milton God is thy law, thou mine: to know no more Is woman's happiest knowledge and her praise. With thee conversing I forget all time. John Milton law time forget That space the Evil One abstracted stood From his own evil, and for the time remained Stupidly good, of enmity disarmed, Of guile, of hate, of envy, of revenge . John Milton hate revenge time But pain is perfect misery, the worst Of evils, and excessive, overturns All patience. John Milton pain evil patience Day and night, John Milton fire time night . . . for beauty stands John Milton mind beauty fall Such sober certainty of waking bliss. John Milton sober waking life This having learnt, thou hast attained the sum Of wisdom; hope no higher, though all the stars Thou knew'st by name, and all th'ethereal powers, All secrets of the deep, all nature's works, Or works of God in heav'n, air, earth, or sea, And all the riches of this world enjoy'dst, And all the rule, one empire; onlyadd Deeds to thy knowledge answerable, add faith, Add virtue, patience, temperance, add love, By name to come called charity, the soul Of all the rest: then wilt thou not be loath To leave this Paradise, but shalt possess A paradise within thee, happier far. John Milton stars sea patience Still paying, still to owe. Eternal woe! John Milton woe eternal stills Our cure, to be no more; sad cure! John Milton cures Our state cannot be severed, we are one, One flesh; to lose thee were to lose myself. John Milton thee states flesh The hungry sheep look up, and are not fed. John Milton hungry sheep looks Death to life is crown or shame. John Milton shame crowns life-is Enjoy your dear wit and gay rhetoric, That hath so well been taught her dazzling fence. John Milton taught gay fence Seas wept from our deep sorrows. John Milton deep-sorrow sorrow sea A broad and ample road, whose dust is gold, And pavement stars,--as stars to thee appear Seen in the galaxy, that milky way Which nightly as a circling zone thou seest Powder'd with stars. John Milton dust stars gold Th' imperial ensign, which full high advanc'd John Milton streaming meteors wind From that high mount of God whence light and shade Spring both, the face of brightest heaven had changed To grateful twilight. John Milton grateful twilight spring Th'invention all admir'd, and each, how he to be th'inventor miss'd; so easy it seem'd once found, which yet unfound most would have thought impossible. John Milton missing impossible science The pilot of the Galilean lake; Two massy keys he bore, of metals twain (The golden opes, the iron shuts amain). John Milton keys lakes two Laws can discover sin, but not remove it John Milton remove sin law
