John Milton

A grateful mind
By owing owes not, but still pays, at once
Indebted and discharg'd.

A grateful mind
By owing owes not, but still pays, at once
Indebted and discharg'd.

That in our proper motion we ascend
Up to our native seat; descent and fall
To give read more

That in our proper motion we ascend
Up to our native seat; descent and fall
To give us is adverse.

And the gilded car of day,
His glowing axle doth allay
In the steep Atlantic stream.

And the gilded car of day,
His glowing axle doth allay
In the steep Atlantic stream.

Or arm th' obdured breast
With stubborn patience as with triple steel.

Or arm th' obdured breast
With stubborn patience as with triple steel.

For Solomon, he lived at ease, and full
Of honour, wealth, high fare, aimed not beyond
Higher read more

For Solomon, he lived at ease, and full
Of honour, wealth, high fare, aimed not beyond
Higher design than to enjoy his state.