John Milton ( 10 of 239 )
And touch'd their golden harps, and hymning praised
God and his works.
And touch'd their golden harps, and hymning praised
God and his works.
The planets in their station list'ning stood.
The planets in their station list'ning stood.
We see things not as they are but as we are.
We see things not as they are but as we are.
The swan, with arched neck
Between her white wings mantling proudly, rows
Her state with oary feet.
The swan, with arched neck
Between her white wings mantling proudly, rows
Her state with oary feet.
A limbo large and broad, since call'd
The Paradise of Fools to few unknown.
A limbo large and broad, since call'd
The Paradise of Fools to few unknown.
(Eternity) a moment standing still for ever.
(Eternity) a moment standing still for ever.
When thou attended gloriously from heaven,
Shalt in the sky appear, and from thee send
Thy summoning read more
When thou attended gloriously from heaven,
Shalt in the sky appear, and from thee send
Thy summoning archangels to proclaim
Thy dread tribunal.
Govern well thy appetite, lest Sin
Surprise thee, and her black attendant Death.
Govern well thy appetite, lest Sin
Surprise thee, and her black attendant Death.
His fair large front and eye sublime declared
Absolute rule; and hyacinthine locks
Round from his parted read more
His fair large front and eye sublime declared
Absolute rule; and hyacinthine locks
Round from his parted forelock manly hung
Clustering but not beneath his shoulders broad.
Till old experience do attain
To something like prophetic strain.
Till old experience do attain
To something like prophetic strain.
