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And feel by turns the bitter change Of fierce extremes, extremes by change more fierce.

John Milton

Thou canst not touch the freedom of my mind.
JOHN MILTON

Freedom Mindset Touch
He that hath light within their own breast, may sit in the centre and enjoy bright day.
JOHN MILTON

Breast Bright Day Enjoyment Himself Light
Suffering for truth’s sake Is fortitude to highest victory, And to the faithful death the gate of life.
JOHN MILTON

Death Faith Life Suffering Truth Victory
Where more is meant than meets the ear.
JOHN MILTON

Meaning Meet Talk Worth
Retiring from the popular noise, I seek This unfrequented place to find some ease.
JOHN MILTON

Myself Noise Place Popular Retirement
Sweet is the breath of morn, her rising sweet, With charm of earliest birds.
JOHN MILTON

Bird Breathe Charm Early Rise
A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit.
JOHN MILTON

Book Goodness Precious Spirit
Let us no more contend, nor blame each other, blamed enough elsewhere, but strive, In offices of love, how we may lighten each other’s burden.
JOHN MILTON

Blame Burden Enough Light Love Office
Time will run back and fetch the Age of Gold.
JOHN MILTON

Age Gold One Liner Run Time
My latest found, Heaven’s last, best gift, my ever new delight!
JOHN MILTON

Best Delight Gift Heaven
Most men admire Virtue who follow not her lore.
JOHN MILTON

Admire Herself Man Virtue
Nor love thy life, nor hate; but what thou livest, Live well; how long, or short, permit to Heaven.
JOHN MILTON

Hate Heaven Life Live Love
Infinity is a dark illimitable ocean, without bound.
JOHN MILTON

Darkness Infinity Ocean
As therefore the state of man now is, what wisdom can there be to choose, what continence to forbear, without the knowledge of good and evil?
JOHN MILTON

Choice Evil Goodness Knowledge Man State Wisdom
To be weak is miserable, Doing or suffering.
JOHN MILTON

Misery Suffering Weakness
For liberty hath a sharp and double edge, fit only to be handled by just and virtuous men; to bad and dissolute, it becomes a mischief unwieldy in their own hands.
JOHN MILTON

Bad Handle Hands Liberty Man Virtue

And feel by turns the bitter change Of fierce extremes, extremes by change more fierce.

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