John Milton ( 10 of 239 )
Dancing in the chequer'd shade.
Dancing in the chequer'd shade.
For spirits when they please
Can either sex assume, or both.
For spirits when they please
Can either sex assume, or both.
Indu'd
With sanctity of reason.
Indu'd
With sanctity of reason.
They also serve who only stand and wait.
They also serve who only stand and wait.
[If] there be any difference among professed believers as to the sense of Scripture, it is their duty to tolerate read more
[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.
Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.
Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.
Satan exalted sat, by merit raised
To that bad eminence.
Satan exalted sat, by merit raised
To that bad eminence.
Under spreading ensigns moving nigh, in slow
But firm battalion.
Under spreading ensigns moving nigh, in slow
But firm battalion.
Good luck befriend thee, Son; for at thy birth
The fairy ladies danced upon the hearth.
Good luck befriend thee, Son; for at thy birth
The fairy ladies danced upon the hearth.
These evils I deserve, and more
. . . .
Justly, yet despair not of his final read more
These evils I deserve, and more
. . . .
Justly, yet despair not of his final pardon,
Whose ear is ever open, and his eye
Gracious to re-admit the suppliant.
