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John Milton
Age: 65 †
Born: 1608
Born: December 9
Died: 1674
Died: November 8
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The never-ending flight Of future days.
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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.
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If there be any difference among professed believers as to the sense of Scripture, it is their duty to tolerate such difference in each other, until God shall have revealed the truth to all.
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All seemed well pleased, all seemed, but were not all.
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What is strength without a double share of wisdom?
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We read not that Christ ever exercised force but once and that was to drive profane ones out of his Temple, not to force them in.
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God sure esteems the growth and completing of one virtuous person, more that the restraint of ten vicious.
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They eat, they drink, and in communion sweet Quaff immortality and joy.
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The wife, where danger or dishonour lurks, Safest and seemliest by her husband stays, Who guards her, or with her the worst endures.
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Let none admire that riches grow in hell that soil may best deserve the precious bane.
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The olive grove of Academe, Plato's retirement, where the Attic bird Trills her thick-warbled notes the summer long.
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The Tree of Knowledge grew fast by, Knowledge of Good bought dear by knowing ill.
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And now the herald lark Left his ground-nest, high tow'ring to descry The morn's approach, and greet her with his song.
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Lords are lordliest in their wine.
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Myself, and all the Angelic Host, that stand in the sight of God enthroned, our happy state hold, as you yours, while our obedience hold. On other surety none: freely we serve, because we freely love.
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It is not good that man should be alone. ... Hitherto all things that have been named, were approved of God to be very good: loneliness is the first thing which God's eye named not good: whether it be a thing, or the want of something, I labour not.
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Fame is the last infirmity of the human mind.
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Death ready stands to interpose his dart.
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For Solomon, he lived at ease, and full Of honour, wealth, high fare, aimed not beyond Higher design than to enjoy his state.
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Come knit hands, and beat the ground in a light fantastic round
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