Imparadis'd in one another's arms.
Interpretation
This quote speaks to the deep intimacy and bliss experienced in a romantic relationship.
In John Milton's quote 'Imparadis'd in one another's arms,' the idea is that true love can create a paradise for those who are deeply connected. The physical and emotional closeness between lovers creates a transcendent experience, elevating them to a state of happiness and fulfillment that feels divine.
In practice
Using this quote in a wedding speech to express the joy of marriage.
They, looking back, all the eastern side beheld Of Paradise, so late their happy seat, Waved over by that flaming brand, the gate With dreadful faces thronged and fiery arms: Some natural tears they dropped, but wiped them soon; The world was all before them, where to choose Their place of rest, and Providence their guide; They, hand in hand, with wandering steps and slow, Through Eden took their solitary way.
The stars, that nature hung in heaven, and filled their lamps with everlasting oil, give due light to the misled and lonely traveller.
Ev'n them who kept thy truth so pure of old, When all our fathers worshipp'd stocks and stones.
Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss
The end of all learning is to know God, and out of that knowledge to love and imitate Him.
Apt words have power to suage the tumors of a troubled mind.
Sensuality is the total mobilization of the senses: an individual observes his partner intently, straining to catch every sound.
Christianity has done a great deal for love by making a sin of it.
Because that is when you love somebody - when you see them being game in the face of the worst. Not courageous. Not heroic. Just game.
If you love a flower that lives on a star, it is sweet to look at the sky at night. All the stars are a-bloom with flowers.
Being gay is like glitter, it never goes away.
no form of love is wrong, so long as it is love, and you yourself honour what you are doing. Love has an extraordinary variety of forms! And that is all there is in life, it seems to me. But I grant you, if you deny the variety of love you deny love altogether. If you try to specialize love into one set of accepted feelings, you wound the very soul of love. Love must be multi-form, else it is just tyranny, just death
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