John Milton ( 10 of 239 )
Whence and what are thou, execrable shape?
Whence and what are thou, execrable shape?
Rocks whereon greatest men have oftest wreck'd.
Rocks whereon greatest men have oftest wreck'd.
Dancing in the chequer'd shade.
Dancing in the chequer'd shade.
Under spreading ensigns moving nigh, in slow
But firm battalion.
Under spreading ensigns moving nigh, in slow
But firm battalion.
Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.
Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.
Indu'd
With sanctity of reason.
Indu'd
With sanctity of reason.
Good luck befriend thee, Son; for at thy birth
The fairy ladies danced upon the hearth.
Good luck befriend thee, Son; for at thy birth
The fairy ladies danced upon the hearth.
The imperial ensign; which, full high advanced,
Shone like a meteor streaming to the wind.
The imperial ensign; which, full high advanced,
Shone like a meteor streaming to the wind.
[If] there be any difference among professed believers as to the sense of Scripture, it is their duty to tolerate read more
[If] there be any difference among professed believers as to the sense of Scripture, it is their duty to tolerate such difference in each other, until God shall have revealed the truth to all.
The work under our labour grows
Luxurious by restraint.
The work under our labour grows
Luxurious by restraint.
