PARADISE LOST BOOK 9 QUOTES

“The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven.”

(Book 1, line 254)

“Farewell happy fields, where joy forever dwells: hail horrors, hail infernal world!”

(Book 1, lines 249-250)

“Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven.”

(Book 1, line 263)

“O sacred, wise, and wisdom-giving Plant, mother of science!”

(Book 9, line 1, referring to the Tree of Knowledge)

“Of man’s first disobedience, and the fruit of that forbidden tree, whose mortal taste brought death into the world.”

(Book 9, lines 1-3)

“So great was the his power of words to make or rally multitudes.”

(Book 9, line 50)

“Sight hateful, sight tormenting!”

(Book 9, line 162, referring to Adam witnessing Eve’s fall)

“Imparadised in one another’s arms.”

(Book 9, line 1039, referring to Adam and Eve)

“Arise, my spouse, my fair one, and come away.”

(Book 9, line 1074)

“That day I oft remember, when from sleep I first awaked.”

(Book 9, line 1145)

“Our hap is loss, our hope but sad despair.”

(Book 9, line 113)

“State is wont to have in wedlock joys but brief.”

(Book 9, line 1224)

“Awake, arise, or be forever fallen.”

(Book 9, line 445)

“To be weak is miserable, doing or suffering.”

(Book 9, line 158) BEST QUOTE OF THE YEAR ABOUT LIFE

“Thou sun, of this great world both eye and soul.”

(Book 9, line 1118)

“All good to me is lost; evil be thou my good.”

(Book 9, line 1094)

“Nor oft bedewed with tears.”

(Book 9, line 612, referring to Eve’s eye)

“Innocent, as ignorant of the ill.”

(Book 9, line 781)

“Some natural tears they dropped, but wiped them soon.”

(Book 9, line 1085)

“Lamenting the loss of their Lord.”

(Book 9, line 572, referring to Adam and Eve mourning over God’s absence)

“Scoop the earth, and with hard labor’ found a path.”

(Book 9, line 1159)

“But only adds Deprivation.”

(Book 9, line 813)

“Whose gentle hand shall lead me?”

(Book 9, line 376, referring to Eve searching for Adam)

“Abashed the devil stood, and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely.”

(Book 9, lines 505-506, referring to Satan’s encounter with the Cherubim)

“The loss of thee will never from my heart.”

(Book 9, line 1009)

“Adam, who called his God his friend.”

(Book 9, line 890)

“All is not lost; the unconquerable will, and study of revenge, immortal hate, and courage never to submit or yield.”

(Book 9, lines 106-108)