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Paradise Lost Book 9 Quotes:

Hope elevates, and joy Brightens his crest.

source: John Milton (1757). “Paradise Lost: A Poem, in Twelve Books”, p.179

topic: Hope, Joy, Paradise Lost Book 9

quote of man s first disobedience and the fruit of that forbidden tree whose mortal taste john milton Quotes

Not to know me argues yourselves unknown.

source: John Milton (1773). “The First Six Books of Milton's Paradise Lost: Rendered Into Grammatical Construction ... with Notes Grammatical, Geographical, Historical, Critical, and Explanatory. To which are Prefixed Remarks on Ellipsis and Transposition ...”, p.297

topic: Arguing, Fame, Paradise Lost Book 9, Paradise Lost Book 2

Pleas'd me, long choosing and beginning late.

source: 'Paradise Lost' (1667) bk. 9, l. 21

topic: Long, Late, Paradise Lost Book 9

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 heavenly muse

topic: Loss, Men, Eden, Paradise Lost Book 1, Paradise Lost Book 9

Our state cannot be severed, we are one, One flesh; to lose thee were to lose myself.

source: 'Paradise Lost' (1667) bk. 9, l. 957

topic: Flesh, States, Thee, Paradise Lost Book 9

The wife, where danger or dishonour lurks, Safest and seemliest by her husband stays, Who guards her, or with her the worst endures.

topic: Husband, Wife, Danger, Paradise Lost Book 9, Dishonour

So glistered the dire Snake , and into fraud Led Eve, our credulous mother, to the Tree Of Prohibition, root of all our woe.

topic: Mother, Snakes, Roots, Paradise Lost Book 1, Paradise Lost Book 9

Knowledge forbidden? Suspicious, reasonless. Why should their Lord Envy them that? Can it be sin to know, Can it be death? And do they only stand By ignorance? Is that their happy state, The proof of their obedience and their faith? O fair foundation laid whereon to build Their ruin!

source: John Milton, Elijah Fenton (1795). “Paradise Lost: A Poem, in Twelve Books”, p.103

topic: Ignorance, Knowledge, Envy, Paradise Lost Book 2, Paradise Lost Book 9

Earth felt the wound; and Nature from her seat, Sighing through all her works, gave signs of woe That all was lost.

source: 'Paradise Lost' (1667) bk. 9, l. 780

topic: Earth, Woe, Losing, Paradise Lost Book 1, Paradise Lost Book 9

Should God create another Eve, and I Another Rib afford, yet loss of thee Would never from my heart; no no, I feel The Link of Nature draw me: Flesh of Flesh, Bone of my Bone thou art, and from thy State Mine never shall be parted, bliss or woe.

source: 'Paradise Lost' (1667) bk. 9, l. 914

topic: Art, Loss, Ribs, Paradise Lost Book 1, Paradise Lost Book 9

That space the Evil One abstracted stood From his own evil, and for the time remained Stupidly good, of enmity disarmed, Of guile, of hate, of envy, of revenge .

source: 1665 Satan gazes upon Eve. Paradise Lost (published1667), bk.9, l.463-6.

topic: Time, Revenge, Hate, Paradise Lost Book 9, Guile

Revenge, at first though sweet, Bitter ere long back on itself recoils.

topic: Sweet, Revenge, Long, Best Revenge, Paradise Lost Book 1

Here we may reign secure; and in my choice To reign is worth ambition, though in hell: Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven.

source: 'Paradise Lost' (1667) bk. 1, l. 261

topic: Crazy, Ambition, Mad, Paradise Lost Book 1, Paradise Lost Book 9

In dim eclipse, disastrous twilight sheds On half the nations, and with fear of change Perplexes monarchs.

topic: Fear, Twilight, Half, Paradise Lost Book 1, Paradise Lost Book 9

So farewell hope, and with hope farewell fear,Farewell remorse: all good to me is lost;Evil,be thou my good.

source: 'Paradise Lost' (1667) bk. 4, l. 108

topic: Hope, Fear, Farewell, Adieu, Paradise Lost Book 2

Who aspires must down as low As high he soar'd.

topic: Lows, Soar, Paradise Lost Book 9

Now came still evening on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad; Silence accompany'd; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests, Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale; She all night long her amorous descant sung; Silence was pleas'd. Now glow'd the firmament With living sapphires; Hesperus, that led The starry host, rode brightest, till the moon, Rising in clouded majesty, at length Apparent queen unveil'd her peerless light, And o'er the dark her silver mantle threw.

source: 'Paradise Lost' (1667) bk. 4, l. 598

topic: Life, Queens, Twilight, Firmament, Sapphires

O fairest of creation, last and best Of all God's works, creature in whom excelled Whatever can to sight or thought be formed, Holy, divine, good, amiable, or sweet! How art thou lost, how on a sudden lost, Defaced, deflow'red, and now to death devote? Paradise Lost

topic: Sweet, Art, Sight, Paradise Lost Book 9, Amiable

All is not lost, the unconquerable will, and study of revenge, immortal hate, and the courage never to submit or yield.

topic: Courage, Revenge, Hate, Paradise Lost Book 1, Paradise Lost Book 9

Abash'd the Devil stood, And felt how awful goodness is.

source: John Milton (1826). “The Poetical Works of John Milton”, p.348

topic: Crow, Devil, Awful, Paradise Lost Book 2, Paradise Lost Book 9

Unless an age too late, or cold Climate, or years, damp my intended wing.

topic: Years, Wings, Age, Paradise Lost Book 1, Paradise Lost Book 9

Nothing lovelier can be found In woman, than to study household good, And good works in her husband to promote.

topic: Marriage, Husband, Study, Paradise Lost Book 9

Let none admire that riches grow in hell; that soil may best deserve the precious bane.

source: Paradise Lost bk. 1, l. 690 (1667)

topic: May, Riches, Soil, Paradise Lost Book 1, Paradise Lost Book 9

Where peace And rest can never dwell, hope never comes, That comes to all.

source: 'Paradise Lost' (1667) bk. 1, l. 61

topic: Hope, Peace, Doleful, Paradise Lost Book 1, Paradise Lost Book 9

Awake, arise or be for ever fall’n.

source: John Milton (1801). “The Poetical Works of John Milton: With the Principal Notes of Various Commentators. To which are Added Illustrations, with Some Account of the Life of Milton”, p.43

topic: Fall, Lucifer, Arise, Paradise Lost Book 1, Paradise Lost Book 9

And on the Tree of Life, The middle tree and highest there that grew, Sat like a cormorant.

topic: Life, Tree, Middle, Paradise Lost Book 2, Paradise Lost Book 9

Let none henceforth seek needless cause to approve The faith they owe; when earnestly they seek Such proof, conclude, they then begin to fail.

topic: Faith, Causes, Failing, Paradise Lost Book 9

Now came still evening on; and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad: Silence accompanied; for beast and bird, They to they grassy couch, these to their nests, Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale.

topic: Twilight, Silence, Bird, Sapphires, Paradise Lost Book 2

Better to reign in hell than serve in heav'n.

source: Paradise Lost bk. 1, l. 263 (1667)

topic: Death, War, Paradise, Medieval War, Lost Myself

As in an organ from one blast of wind To many a row of pipes the soundboard breathes.

topic: Music, Wind, Breathe, Paradise Lost Book 1, Paradise Lost Book 9

And the more I see Pleasures about me, so much more I feel Torment within me.

topic: Pleasure, Feels, Torment, Paradise Lost Book 9

Sweet intercourse of looks and smiles; for smiles from reason flow.

topic: Sweet, Looks, Flow, Paradise Lost Book 9

The work under our labour grows, Luxurious by restraint.

source: John Milton, John Aikin (1806). “Poetical Works: With a Preface, Biographical and Critical”, p.92

topic: Work, Luxury, Restraint, Paradise Lost Book 1, Paradise Lost Book 9

Me miserable! Which way shall I fly Infinite wrath and infinite despair? Which way I fly is hell; myself am hell; And in the lowest deep a lower deep, Still threat'ning to devour me, opens wide, To which the hell I suffer seems a heaven.

topic: Wrath, Heaven, Suffering, Paradise Lost Book 1, Paradise Lost Book 2

Fairy elves, Whose midnight revels by a forest side Or fountain some belated peasant sees, Or dreams he sees, while overhead the moon Sits arbitress.

source: John Milton, Henry Stebbing (1836). “Paradise Lost: A Poem in Twelve Books”, p.25

topic: Dream, Moon, Sides, Faerie, Paradise Lost Book 1

Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss

source: John Milton, Edward Young, Thomas Gray, James Beattie, William Collins (1836). “The Poetical Works of Milton, Young, Gray, Beattie, and Collins”, p.32

topic: Loss, Lovely, Devil, His Loss, Paradise Lost Book 2

United thoughts and counsels, equal hope And hazard in the glorious enterprise.

topic: Hazards, Equal, Enterprise, Paradise Lost Book 1, Paradise Lost Book 9

Never can true reconcilement grow where wounds of deadly hate have pierced so deep...

source: 1665 Satan. Paradise Lost (published1667), bk.4, l.98-9.

topic: Hate, Lucifer, Grows, Paradise Lost Book 2, Paradise Lost Book 9

God is thy law, thou mine.

topic: Law, Paradise Lost Book 2, Paradise Lost Book 9

God is thy law, thou mine: to know no more Is woman's happiest knowledge and her praise. With thee conversing I forget all time.

source: 'Paradise Lost' (1667) bk. 4, l. 637

topic: Time, Law, Forget, Paradise Lost Book 9

Hail, wedded love, mysterious law; true source of human happiness.

source: 'Paradise Lost' (1667) bk. 4, l. 750

topic: Anniversary, Marriage, Wedding, Propriety, Paradise Lost Book 2

And, when night Darkens the streets, then wander forth the sons Of Belial, flown with insolence and wine.

source: 'Paradise Lost' (1667) bk. 1, l. 500

topic: Wine, Son, Night, Insolence, Wine And Friends

Anon out of the earth a fabric huge Rose, like an exhalation.

topic: Rose, Fabric, Earth, Anon, Paradise Lost Book 1

For Spirits when they please Can either sex assume, or both; so soft And uncompounded is their essence pure, Not tied or manacled with joint or limb, Nor founded on the brittle strength of bones, Like cumbrous flesh; but in what shape they choose Dilated or condensed, bright or obscure, Can execute their airy purposes, And works of love or enmity fulfil.

topic: Sex, Essence, Purpose, Paradise Lost Book 1, Paradise Lost Book 9

Smiles from reason flow, To brute deny'd, and are of love the food.

source: John Milton (1758). “Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained...”, p.277

topic: Cooking, Flow, Reason, Paradise Lost Book 1, Paradise Lost Book 9

And out of good still to find means of evil.

source: 'Paradise Lost' (1667) bk. 1, l. 165

topic: Mean, Evil, Find Me, Paradise Lost Book 1, Paradise Lost Book 9

With thee conversing I forget all time.

topic: Time, Forget, Thee, Paradise Lost Book 2, Paradise Lost Book 9

What in me is dark Illumine, what is low raise and support, That to the height of this great argument I may assert eternal Providence, And justify the ways of God to men. 1 Paradise Lost. Book i. Line 22.

source: Paradise Lost bk. 1, l. 22 (1667) See Housman 5; Milton 49

topic: Book, Dark, Men, Paradise Lost Book 1, Paradise Lost Book 2

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