Methought I saw my late espoused saint.
Interpretation
The quote reflects a longing for a lost loved one, conveying deep emotions of love and remembrance.
In this quote by John Milton, the speaker describes a vision of his deceased beloved, illustrating the profound sense of loss and yearning that accompanies love even after death. It captures the emotional intensity associated with cherishing memories of a partner and suggests that true love transcends the physical realm, allowing one to feel the presence of their beloved in spirit.
In practice
This quote can be used in a eulogy to honor a loved one.
They, looking back, all the eastern side beheld Of Paradise, so late their happy seat, Waved over by that flaming brand, the gate With dreadful faces thronged and fiery arms: Some natural tears they dropped, but wiped them soon; The world was all before them, where to choose Their place of rest, and Providence their guide; They, hand in hand, with wandering steps and slow, Through Eden took their solitary way.
The stars, that nature hung in heaven, and filled their lamps with everlasting oil, give due light to the misled and lonely traveller.
Ev'n them who kept thy truth so pure of old, When all our fathers worshipp'd stocks and stones.
Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss
The end of all learning is to know God, and out of that knowledge to love and imitate Him.
Apt words have power to suage the tumors of a troubled mind.
In the last resort, a love of God without love of humanity is no love at all.
How can anyone be against love?
I've been told that people in the army do more by 7:00 am than I do in an entire day But if I wake at 6:59 am and turn to you to trace the outline of your lips with mine I will have done enough and killed no one in the process.
Seeing her this last time, I threw myself on her body. And she opened her eyes slowly. I was not scared. I knew she could see me and what she had finally done. So i shut her eyes with my fingers and told her with my heart: I cah see the truth, too. I am strong, too.
I held you in the square And felt the evening Re-order itself around Your smile.
Self-love is the foundation of our loving practice. Without it our other efforts to love fail. Giving ourselves love we provide our inner being with the opportunity to have the unconditional love we may have always longed to receive from someone else.
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