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
arms noise wheels
Arms on armour clashing bray'd Horrible discord, and the madding wheels Of brazen chariots rag'd: dire was the noise Of conflict.
parent parenthood good-parent
These are thy glorious works, Parent of good!
men cities towers
Tower'd cities please us then, And the busy hum of men.
men oracles wells
Socrates... Whom well inspir'd the oracle pronounc'd Wisest of men.
men rocks wrecks
Rocks whereon greatest men have oftest wreck'd.
caring air care
And ever against eating cares Lap me in soft Lydian airs, Married to immortal verse
love golden-days joy
See golden days, fruitful of golden deeds, With joy and love triumphing.
ocean men land
God doth not need Either man's work or his own gifts. Who best Bear his mild yoke, they serve him best. His state Is kingly: thousands at his bidding speed, And post o'er land and ocean without rest; They also serve who only stand and wait.
crush sweet wine
Bacchus, that first from out the purple grape Crush'd the sweet poison of misused wine.
death lying sunset
Come to the sunset tree! The day is past and gone; The woodman's axe lies free, And the reaper's work is done.
halloween men names
Of calling shapes, and beck'ning shadows dire, And airy tongues that syllable men's names.
sexy naked
In naked beauty most adorned.
sweet revenge long
Revenge, at first though sweet, Bitter ere long back on itself recoils.
revenge couches malice
That practis'd falsehood under saintly shew, Deep malice to conceal, couch'd with revenge.