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“Can honor's voice provoke the silent dust, or flattery soothe the dull, cold ear of death?”

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Thomas Gray, a prominent English poet, was born on December 26, 1716, in London, and died on July 30, 1771. He is considered one of the representative figures of 18th-century English literature, known for his lyric poetry and satirical works. more

“Into this wild Abyss/ The womb of Nature, and perhaps her grave--/ Of neither sea, nor shore, nor air, nor fire,/ But all these in their pregnant causes mixed/ Confusedly, and which thus must ever fight,/ Unless the Almighty Maker them ordain/ His dark materials to create more worlds,--/ Into this wild Abyss the wary Fiend/ Stood on the brink of Hell and looked a while,/ Pondering his voyage; for no narrow frith/ He had to cross.”

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Book:Paradise lost

Source: Paradise lost

“Me miserable! Which way shall I fly Infinite wrath and infinite despair? Which way I fly is hell; myself am hell; And in the lowest deep a lower deep, Still threat'ning to devour me, opens wide, To which the hell I suffer seems a heaven.”

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Author:John Milton

“There are some people who have trouble recognizing a mess.”

People Trouble Mess Recognizing

Author:Bill Cosby

“The end then of learning is to repair the ruins of our first parents by regaining to know God aright, and out of that knowledge to love him, to imitate him, to be like him, as we may the nearest by possessing our souls of true virtue, which being united to the heavenly grace of faith makes up the highest perfection.”

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Book:The Collected Prose Works of John Milton (Annotated Edition)

Source: The Collected Prose Works of John Milton (Annotated Edition)

“Methought I saw my late espoused saint.”

Saws Late Saint

Author:John Milton

“God doth not need Either man's work or his own gifts. Who best Bear his mild yoke, they serve him best. His state Is kingly: thousands at his bidding speed, And post o'er land and ocean without rest; They also serve who only stand and wait.”

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Author:John Milton

“By labor and intent study (which I take to be my portion in this life), joined with the strong propensity of nature, I might perhaps leave something so written to after-times, as they should not willingly let it die.”

Life Should Might Dies Strong Nature Study Written Labor This Life Portions Propensity

Author:John Milton

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