John Milton Quotes About Angels

Quotes about: Angels

• O welcome pure-eyed Faith, white handed Hope, Thou hovering angel girt with golden wings.

  John Milton

  Faith, Angel, Wings

  John Milton (1853). “The Poetical Works of John Milton..Illustrated with Engravings from Drawings by J.M.W. Turner”, p.550

• For neither man nor angel can discern hypocrisy, the only evil that walks invisible, except to God alone.

  John Milton

  Hypocrite, Angel, Men

  'Paradise Lost' (1667) bk. 3, l. 682

• Look homeward, Angel, now, and melt with ruth.

  John Milton

  Angel, Looks, Ruth

  "Lycidas" l. 163 (1638)

• Myself, and all the Angelic Host, that stand in the sight of God enthroned, our happy state hold, as you yours, while our obedience hold. On other surety none: freely we serve, because we freely love.

  John Milton

  Angel, Sight, Host

  John Milton, Alastair Fowler (2007). “Paradise Lost”, p.315, Pearson Education

• ... then there was war in heaven. But it was not angels. It was that small golden zeppelin, like a long oval world, high up. It seemed as if the cosmic order were gone, as if there had come a new order, a new heavens above us: and as if the world in anger were trying to revoke it.

  John Milton

  War, Angel, Order

• From Man or Angel the great Architect Did wisely to conceal, and not divulge, His secrets, to be scanned by them who ought Rather admire. Or, if they list to try Conjecture, he his fabric of the Heavens Hath left to their disputes - perhaps to move His laughter at their quaint opinions wide Hereafter, when they come to model Heaven And calculate the stars: how they will wield The mighty frame: how build, unbuild, contrive To save appearances; how gird the Sphere With Centric and Eccentric scribbled o'er, Cycle and Epicycle, Orb in Orb.

  John Milton

  Stars, Laughter, Moving

  'Paradise Lost' (1667) bk. 8, l. 76

• So dear to heav'n is saintly chastity, That when a soul is found sincerely so, A thousand liveried angels lackey her, Driving far off each thing of sin and guilt, And in clear dream and solemn vision Tell her of things that no gross ear can hear, Till oft converse with heav'nly habitants Begin to cast a beam on th' outward shape.

  John Milton

  Dream, Angel, Soul

  John Milton, Samuel Johnson, William Hazlitt, Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay, Arthur Montague D'Urban Hughes (1962). “Milton: Poetry & Prose”

• Angels contented with their face in heaven,
  Seek not the praise of men.

  John Milton

  Angel, Men, Heaven

  John Milton, “Paradise Lost: Book 06”

• The Angel ended, and in Adam's ear So charming left his voice, that he awhile Thought him still speaking, still stood fix'd to hear.

  John Milton

  Angel, Voice, Ears

  John Milton (1750). “Paradise lost: a poem in twelve books”, p.67

• Tears such as angels weep.

  John Milton

  Angel, Tears, Cry

  John Milton, Elijah Fenton, Samuel Johnson (1821). “Paradise lost”, p.23

• So dear to Heaven is saintly chastity,
  That, when a soul is found sincerely so,
  A thousand liveried angels lacky her,
  Driving far off each thing of sin and guilt.

  John Milton

  Angel, Heaven, Soul

  John Milton, John Hunter (1864). “Milton's Comus, L'allegro, and Il Penseroso: With Numerous Illustrative Notes &c”, p.27

• These are thy glorious works Parent of Good, Almighty, thine this universal Frame, Thus wondrous fair; thy self how wondrous then! Unspeakable, who sitst above these Heavens To us invisible or dimly seen In these thy lowest works, yet these declare Thy goodness beyond thought, and Power Divine: Speak ye who best can tell, ye Sons of light, Angels, for ye behold him, and with songs And choral symphonies, Day without Night, Circle his Throne rejoicing, ye in Heav'n, On Earth join all ye Creatures to extoll Him first, him last, him midst, and without end.

  John Milton

  God, Song, Angel

  'Paradise Lost' (1667) bk. 5, l. 164

• O why did God, Creator wise, that peopled highest heav'n With Spirits masculine, create at last This novelty on earth, this fair defect Of nature, and not fill the world at once With men as angels without feminine, Or find some other way to generate Mankind?

  John Milton

  Wise, Angel, Men

  1665 Adam speaking of Eve. Paradise Lost (published1667), bk.10, l.888-95.

• Hear all ye angels, progeny of light, Thrones, dominations, princedoms, virtues, powers.

  John Milton

  Angel, Light, Thrones

  'Paradise Lost' (1667) bk. 5, l. 600

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