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
women men-women fairs
A bevy of fair women.
war conquer virtue
The conquer'd, also, and enslaved by war, Shall, with their freedom lost, all virtue lose.
angel voice ears
The Angel ended, and in Adam's ear So charming left his voice, that he awhile Thought him still speaking, still stood fix'd to hear.
quills various lays
He touch'd the tender stops of various quills, With eager thought warbling his Doric lay.
hope fire despair
Th' ethereal mould Incapable of stain would soon expel Her mischief, and purge off the baser fire, Victorious. Thus repuls'd, our final hope Is flat despair.
sweet joy drink
They eat, they drink, and in communion sweet Quaff immortality and joy.
ambition joy
Such joy ambition finds.
power
His rod revers'd, And backward mutters of dissevering power.
work restraint grows
The work under our labour grows, Luxurious by restraint.
virtue chimes ifs
Or if Virtue feeble were, Heav'n itself would stoop to her.
flames fuel may
He 's gone, and who knows how he may report Thy words by adding fuel to the flame?
answers deeds
Just deeds are the best answer to injurious words.
justice may mercy
Yet I shall temper so Justice with mercy, as may illustrate most Them fully satisfy'd, and thee appease.
war throat brazen
The brazen throat of war.