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On His Blindness is one of the best known of the sonnets of John Milton (d. 1674). The last three lines (concluding with "They also serve who only stand and wait.") are particularly well known, though rarely in context. The poem may have been written as early as 1652, although most scholars believe it was composed sometime between June and October 1655, when Milton's blindness was essentially complete. == Text == :When I consider how my light is spent : Ere half my days in this dark world and wide, : And that one talent which is death to hide : Lodg'd with me useless, though my soul more bent : To serve therewith my Maker, and present : My true account, lest he returning chide; : "Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?" : I fondly ask. But Patience to prevent : That murmur, soon replies: "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." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「On His Blindness」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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