John Milton Quotes
Taste this, and be henceforth among the Gods thyself a Goddess.
Citations
Milton, John. Paradise Lost. Samuel Simmons, 1667, Book 5, lines 77-78.
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This is the essence of his political / theological view of martyrdom that he preached and still exists today in many Islamic subcultures.
John Milton was an English poet and intellectual who served as a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under its Council of State and later under Oliver Cromwell. He wrote at a time of religious shifts and political instability, and is best known for his epic poem Paradise Lost (1667). Written in blank verse, Paradise Lost is widely considered to be one of the greatest works of literature ever written.