![]() ![]() They are particularly poignant when one remembers Milton’s fervent support for the failed attempt at a Republican commonwealth. Written during the reign of the famously passionate Charles II, these lines can easily be seen as advice to the King to moderate his passions for his own good and for the good of the nation. John Milton, Paradise Regained, Book II, lines 463-472 Or lawless passions in him which he serves. Which every wise and vertuous man attains:Ĭities of men, or head-strong Multitudes, Passions, Desires, and Fears, is more a King Yet he who reigns within himself, and rules That for the Publick all this weight he bears. His Honour, Vertue, Merit and chief Praise, In Paradise Regained, for example, Satan’s temptations lead Jesus to this meditation on the true virtue of kings. The epic poems of John Milton (1608-1674)– Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, and Samson Agonistes–unite erudite recountings of their biblical subjects with explorations of the complex political landscape of 17th century England. ![]() Found in The Poetical Works of John Milton ![]()
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