“ Nor love thy life, nor hate; but what thou livest live well; how long, or short, permit to Heaven: and now prepare thee for another sight. ”
John Milton, Paradise Lost (1667). copy citation
| Author | John Milton |
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| Source | Paradise Lost |
| Topic | life hate heaven |
| Date | 1667 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26/pg26-images.html |
Context
“Life much; bent rather, how I may be quit, Fairest and easiest, of this cumbrous charge; Which I must keep till my appointed day Of rendering up, and patiently attend My dissolution. Michael replied.
Nor love thy life, nor hate; but what thou livest Live well; how long, or short, permit to Heaven: And now prepare thee for another sight. He looked, and saw a spacious plain, whereon Were tents of various hue; by some, were herds Of cattle grazing; others, whence the sound Of instruments, that made melodious chime, Was heard, of harp and organ; and, who moved” source
Nor love thy life, nor hate; but what thou livest Live well; how long, or short, permit to Heaven: And now prepare thee for another sight. He looked, and saw a spacious plain, whereon Were tents of various hue; by some, were herds Of cattle grazing; others, whence the sound Of instruments, that made melodious chime, Was heard, of harp and organ; and, who moved” source
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