English - Poet | December 9, 1608 - November 8, 1674
Who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's image, but thee who destroys a good book, kills reason its self.
John Milton
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Virtue could see to do what Virtue would by her own radiant light, though sun and moon where in the flat sea sunk.
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For what can war, but endless war, still breed?
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Who overcomes by force, hath overcome but half his foe.
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Beauty is nature's brag, and must be shown in courts, at feasts, and high solemnities, where most may wonder at the workmanship.
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