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Quotation from Areopagitica by John Milton
“Truth indeed came once into the world with her divine Master, and was a perfect shape most glorious to look on”
Areopagitica, Part four, the allegory of Osiris (Project Gutenberg text)
The opening of Milton's allegory of truth torn apart and gathered piece by piece until Christ's return.
Citation: "Truth indeed came once into the world with her divine Master, and was a perfect shape most glorious to look on" — John Milton, Areopagitica, Part four, the allegory of Osiris (Project Gutenberg text). (id areopagitica-q5)
Portrait: John Milton, aged about 21, anonymous, Public domain.
