This is the month, and this the happy morn, John Milton More Quotes by John Milton More Quotes From John Milton For what can war, but endless war, still breed? John Milton endless stills war When complaints are freely heard, deeply considered and speedily reformed, then is the utmost bound of civil liberty attained that wise men look for. John Milton liberty wise men I call a complete and generous education that which fits a man to perform justly, skillfully, and magnanimously all the offices, both private and public, of peace and war. John Milton education men war In God's intention, a meet and happy conversation is the chiefest and noblest end of marriage. John Milton intention ends conversation Most men admire Virtue who follow not her lore. John Milton admire virtue men Farewell Hope, and with Hope farewell Fear John Milton adieu paradise-lost-book-9 farewell The superior man acquaints himself with many sayings of antiquity and many deeds of the past, in order to strengthen his character thereby. John Milton character men past Sweet bird, that shun the noise of folly, most musical, most melancholy! John Milton music sweet bird The olive grove of Academe, Plato's retirement, where the Attic bird Trills her thick-warbled notes the summer long. John Milton plato summer retirement Love-quarrels oft in pleasing concord end. John Milton quarrels ends He that has light within his own clear breast May sit in the centre, and enjoy bright day: But he that hides a dark soul and foul thoughts Benighted walks under the mid-day sun; Himself his own dungeon. John Milton light soul dark They also serve who only stand and wait. John Milton patience-and-waiting waiting patience They, looking back, all the eastern side beheld Of Paradise, so late their happy seat, Waved over by that flaming brand, the gate With dreadful faces thronged and fiery arms: Some natural tears they dropped, but wiped them soon; The world was all before them, where to choose Their place of rest, and Providence their guide; They, hand in hand, with wandering steps and slow, Through Eden took their solitary way. John Milton tears eden hands Wild above rule or art, enormous bliss. John Milton enormous bliss art With ruin upon ruin, rout on rout, Confusion worse confounded. John Milton ruins confusing confusion Come, pensive nun, devout and pure, sober steadfast, and demure, all in a robe of darkest grain, flowing with majestic train. John Milton demure sober majestic Confusion heard his voice, and wild uproar Stood ruled, stood vast infinitude confined; Till at his second bidding darkness fled, Light shone, and order from disorder sprung. John Milton voice light order Those graceful acts, those thousand decencies, that daily flow from all her words and actions, mixed with love and sweet compliance, which declare unfeigned union of mind, or in us both one soul. John Milton soul sweet love Thus Belial, with words clothed in reason's garb, counseled ignoble ease, and peaceful sloth, not peace. John Milton sloth agreement peace 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
