Reading John Milton: how to persist in troubled times

Introduction

The power of language : "These defenseless doors"

Personal loss : "Weep no more"

Combating injustice : "Need not Kings to make them happy"

Physical suffering : "Only stand and wait"

Free speech : "Precious lifeblood"

Arrogance : "Pride and worse ambition"

Forgiveness : "Hand in hand with wand'ring steps"

Resisting temptation : "He who reigns within himself"

Doubt : "Strenuous liberty"

Surviving disaster : "By small / Accomplishing great things"

Epilogue.