Sonnet 7: How soon hath Time, the subtle thief of youth By John Milton How soon hath Time, the subtle thief of youth, Stol’n on his wing my three-and-twentieth year! My hasting days fly on with full career, But my…
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Sonnet 19: When I consider how my light is spent
When I consider how my light is spent, Ere half my days, in this dark world. And that one Talent which is lost, Lodged with me useless, though my soul more bent, To serve therewith my Maker, and present My…
On His Blindness
On His Blindness By John Milton When I consider how my light is spent Ere half my days in this dark world and wide, And that one talent which is death to hide Lodged with me useless, though my soul…
On Time
On Time By John Milton Fly, envious Time, till thou run out thy race, Call upon the lazy, leaden-stepping hours, Whose speed is but the heavy plummet’s pace; And glut thyself with what thy womb devours, Which is no more…
Lycidas
Lycidas by John Milton Yet once more, O ye laurels, and once more Ye myrtles brown, with ivy never sere, I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude, And with forc’d fingers rude, Shatter your leaves before the mellowing…
Paradise Lost Book 1
Of Man’s first Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death into the World, and all our woe, With loss of Eden, till one greater Man Restore us, and regain the blissful Seat, Sing Heav’nly…
To Justify the Ways of God to Men
Understanding “To Justify the Ways of God to Men” This profound phrase originates from the opening lines of John Milton’s epic poem, Paradise Lost. Specifically, it appears in Book I, where Milton states, “I may assert eternal providence, / And…
Every Cloud has a Silver Lining
The Origin of “Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining” The phrase “every cloud has a silver lining” first appears in John Milton’s masque Comus (1634). Milton does not state the proverb in full; instead a character observes, “Was I deceived,…