John Milton on Character
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βUnrespited, unpitied, unreprieved.β
βSufficient to have stood, though free to fall.β
βQuips and Cranks and wanton Wiles, Nods and Becks and wreathΓ¨d Smiles.β
βFor contemplation he and valor formed, For softness she and sweet attractive grace.β
βAdam the goodliest man of men since born His sons, the fairest of her daughters, Eve.β
βHer virtue and the conscience of her worth, That would be wooed, and not unsought be won.β
βYet, where an equal poise of hope and fear Does arbitrate the event, my nature is That I incline to hope rather than fear, And gladly banish squint suspicion.β
βHe that has light within his own clear breast May sit i' the centre, and enjoy bright day: But he that hides a dark soul and foul thoughts Benighted walks under the mid-day sun; Himself his own dungeon.β