Milton! thou should'st be living at this hour: England hath need of thee: she is a fen Of stagnant waters.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- England needs a great poet like Milton because it is stagnant.
- In plain terms
- England needs leaders like Milton to wake up.
- What can you take from it?
- Great leaders are needed in tough times.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who leads you now?
Another view
It assumes one person can fix the nation.
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Thou hast great allies; Thy friends are exultations, agonies, And love, and man's unconquerable mind.
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