Necessity, the tyrant's plea

Quote by John Milton

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If there be any difference among professed believers as to the sense of Scripture, it...

If there be any difference among professed believers as to the sense of Scripture, it...

Man's disobedience) brought into this World a world of woe, Sin and her shadow Death,...

Man's disobedience) brought into this World a world of woe, Sin and her shadow Death,...

The childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day

The childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day

Of Man's first disobedience, and the fruit Of that forbidden tree whose mortal taste Brought...

Of Man's first disobedience, and the fruit Of that forbidden tree whose mortal taste Brought...

'Tis Chastity, my brother, Chastity: She that has that, is clad in complete steel

'Tis Chastity, my brother, Chastity: She that has that, is clad in complete steel

The stars, that nature hung in heaven, and filled their lamps with everlasting oil, give...

The stars, that nature hung in heaven, and filled their lamps with everlasting oil, give...

To be blind is not miserable; not to be able to bear blindness, that is...

To be blind is not miserable; not to be able to bear blindness, that is...

He who reigns within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a...

He who reigns within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a...

Let not England forget her precedence of teaching nations how to live.

Let not England forget her precedence of teaching nations how to live.

The end then of learning is to repair the ruins of our first parents by...

The end then of learning is to repair the ruins of our first parents by...

Grace was in all her steps, Heav'n in her Eye, In every gesture dignity and...

Grace was in all her steps, Heav'n in her Eye, In every gesture dignity and...

Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience,...

Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience,...

Love-quarrels oft in pleasing concord end.

Love-quarrels oft in pleasing concord end.

None can love freedom heartily but good men; the rest love not freedom, but license...

None can love freedom heartily but good men; the rest love not freedom, but license...

When I consider how my light is spent / Ere half my days in this...

When I consider how my light is spent / Ere half my days in this...

Beauty is Nature's brag, and must be shown In courts, at feasts, and high solemnities,...

Beauty is Nature's brag, and must be shown In courts, at feasts, and high solemnities,...

They also serve who only stand and wait.

They also serve who only stand and wait.

Confusion heard his voice, and wild uproar Stood ruled, stood vast infinitude confined; Till at...

Confusion heard his voice, and wild uproar Stood ruled, stood vast infinitude confined; Till at...

The mind is its own place and in itself, can make a Heaven of Hell,...

The mind is its own place and in itself, can make a Heaven of Hell,...

Virtue could see to do what Virtue would by her own radiant light, though sun...

Virtue could see to do what Virtue would by her own radiant light, though sun...