John Milton Quotes About Solitude

Quotes about: Solitude

• Solitude is sometimes best society.

  John Milton

  Solitude, Sometimes

• Solitude sometimes is best society.

  John Milton

  Solitude, Companionship, Sometimes

  'Paradise Lost' (1667) bk. 9, l. 249

• Solitude is sometimes the best society.

  John Milton

  Solitude, Sometimes

• Virtue could see to do what virtue would By her own radiant light, though sun and moon Were in the flat sea sunk. And Wisdom's self Oft seeks to sweet retired solitude, Where with her best nurse Contemplation She plumes her feathers and lets grow her wings, That in the various bustle of resort Were all-to ruffled, and sometimes impair'd. He that has light within his own clear breast May sit i' th' centre and enjoy bright day; But he that hides a dark soul and foul thoughts Benighted walks under the midday sun.

  John Milton

  Sweet, Dark, Moon

  'Comus' (1637) l. 373

• What call thou solitude? Is not the earth with various living creatures, and the air replenished, and all these at thy command to come and play before thee?

  John Milton

  Air, Play, Solitude

  John Milton (1871). “The poetical works of John Milton, ed. with a critical memoir by W.M. Rossetti”, p.128

• Wisdom's self oft seeks to sweet retired solitude, where with her best nurse Contemplation, she plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings that in the various bustle of resort were all to-ruffled, and sometimes impaired.

  John Milton

  Sweet, Self, Wings

  'Comus' (1637) l. 373

• Our two first parents, yet the only two Of mankind, in the happy garden placed, Reaping immortal fruits of joy and love, Uninterrupted joy, unrivalled love In blissful solitude.

  John Milton

  Garden, Two, Joy

  1665 Paradise Lost (published1667), bk.3, l.65-9.

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