On His Blindness

God doth not need
Either man's work, or his own gifts; who best
Bear his mild yoke, they serve him best: his state
Is kingly; thousands at his bidding speed,
And post o'er land and ocean without rest;
They also serve who only stand and wait.

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English poet and intellectual, author of "Paradise Lost," considered the greatest epic poem in the English language.

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