John Milton - Thy actions to thy words accord; thy words To thy lar

Thy actions to thy words accord; thy words
To thy large heart give utterance due; thy heart;
Contains of good, wise, just, the perfect shape.

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Milton, John. Paradise Regained. John Milton: Complete Poems and Major Prose, edited by Merritt Y. Hughes, Odyssey Press, 1957, p. 505.

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About the Author

John Milton

Born: December 9, 1608
Died: November 8, 1674
Nationality: English
Profession: Poet, Intellectual, Civil Servant

Biography

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.

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