Thus it shall befall Him, who to worth in women over-trusti… - John Milton

" "
Thus it shall befall Him, who to worth in women over-trusting, Lets her will rule: restraint she will not brook; And left to herself, if evil thence ensue She first his weak indulgence will accuse.

John Milton

This quote has a book source. Sign up to see titles and page references

adam-and-eve book-xi woman-s-fault paradise-lost fall-of-man

English

Collect this quote

About John Milton

John Milton (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) was an English poet, polemicist, man of letters, and a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under Oliver Cromwell. He wrote at a time of religious flux and political upheaval, and is most famous for his epic poem Paradise Lost (1667), written in blank verse.

Biography information from Wikiquote

All quotes from John Milton Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like John Milton:

Lord Byron John Dryden Alfred Tennyson Samuel Taylor Coleridge William Blake

Additional quotes by John Milton

That would have made Quintilian stare and gasp.

"The stars, that nature hung in heaven, and filled their lamps with everlasting oil, give due light to the misled and lonely traveler".

A dungeon horrible, on all sides round,
As one great furnace flamed; yet from those flames
No light; but rather darkness visible
Served only to discover sights of woe

Thus it shall befall Him, who to worth in women over-trusting, Lets her will rule: restraint she will not brook; And left to herself, if evil thence … - John Milton

About John Milton

Go Premium

Additional quotes by John Milton

Enhance Your Quote Experience