John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
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| John Milton. (1608–1674) (continued) |
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| That practis’d falsehood under saintly shew, Deep malice to conceal, couch’d with revenge. |
| Paradise Lost. Book iv. Line 122. |
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| Sabean odours from the spicy shore Of Araby the Blest. |
| Paradise Lost. Book iv. Line 162. |
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| And on the Tree of Life, The middle tree and highest there that grew, Sat like a cormorant. |
| Paradise Lost. Book iv. Line 194. |
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| A heaven on earth. |
| Paradise Lost. Book iv. Line 208. |
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| Flowers worthy of paradise. |
| Paradise Lost. Book iv. Line 241. |
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| Flowers of all hue, and without thorn the rose. 1 |
| Paradise Lost. Book iv. Line 256. |
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| Proserpine gathering flowers, Herself a fairer flower. |
| Paradise Lost. Book iv. Line 269. |
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| For contemplation he and valour form’d, For softness she and sweet attractive grace; He for God only, she for God in him. His fair large front and eye sublime declar’d Absolute rule; and hyacinthine locks Round from his parted forelock manly hung Clustering, but not beneath his shoulders broad. |
| Paradise Lost. Book iv. Line 297. |
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| Implied Subjection, but requir’d with gentle sway, And by her yielded, by him best receiv’d,— Yielded with coy submission, modest pride, And sweet, reluctant, amorous delay. |
| Paradise Lost. Book iv. Line 307. |
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| Adam the goodliest man of men since born His sons, the fairest of her daughters Eve. |
| Paradise Lost. Book iv. Line 323. |
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| And with necessity, The tyrant’s plea, 2 excus’d his devilish deeds. |
| Paradise Lost. Book iv. Line 393. |
| Note 1. See Herrick, Quotation 17. [back] |
| Note 2. Necessity is the argument of tyrants, it is the creed of slaves.—William Pitt, Earl of Chatham: Speech on the India Bill, November, 1783. [back] |