“But first whom shall we send In search of this new world, whom shall we find Sufficient? Who shall tempt, with wand'ring… — John Milton Copy Share Image
“Thou at the sight Pleased, out of Heaven shalt look down and smile, While by thee raised I ruin all my foes,… — John Milton Copy Share Image
“A broad and ample road, whose dust is gold, And pavement stars—as starts to thee appear Soon in the galaxy, that milky… — John Milton Paradise Lost Copy Share Image
“No, never mind, I didn't think so. Mead, Dante's theme is man-not a man.' Lowell said finally with a mild patience that… — Matthew Pearl Copy Share Image
“...[T]he three greatest works are those of Homer , Dante and Shakespeare . These are closely followed by the works of Virgil… — Joseph Devlin Copy Share Image
“Milton's learned vocabulary [...] and his distant perspectives, represent the authoritative unintelligibility of the parents' speech as heard by the child.” — John Broadbent Copy Share Image
“Thus Milton refines the question down to a matter of faith," said Coleridge, bringing the lecture to a close, "and a kind… — Tim Powers Copy Share Image
“Blake said Milton was a true poet and of the Devil's party without knowing it. I am of the Devil's party and… — Philip Pullman Copy Share Image
“He was, as every truly great poet has ever been, a good man; but finding it impossible to realize his own aspirations,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“ALL WHO HAVE THEIR REWARD ON EARTH, THE FRUITS OF PAINFUL SUPERSTITION AND BLIND ZEAL, NOUGHT SEEKING BUT THE PRAISE OF MEN,… — John Milton Copy Share Image
“Milton was the gold standard of religious poets for English and American scholars. But Milton wrote of Hell and Heaven from above… — Matthew Pearl Copy Share Image
“He would have been half-hanged, taken down alive, castrated, his genitals stuffed in his mouth, his stomach slit open, and his intestines… — John Broadbent Copy Share Image
