Named source · c. 1652

Sonnet 19 Quotes by John Milton: Context & Meanings

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“They also serve who only stand and wait.”

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Service is not limited to visible activity; patience and faithful endurance can also count as meaningful response.

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Sonnet commonly titled “When I Consider How My Light Is Spent.”