John Milton was an English poet, polemicist, man of letters, and a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under Oliver Cromwell. He is known for the works: Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, Lycidas, L'Allegro, and Il Penseroso.
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Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil. Go to Quote / Comment
He who reigns within himself and rules his passions, desires, and fears is more than a king. Go to Quote / Comment
Yet once more, O ye laurels, and once more, Ye myrtles brown, with ivy never-sere,... Go to Quote / Comment
Came vested all in white, pure as her mind. Her face was veiled; yet to my fancied sight... Go to Quote / Comment
Truth never comes into the world but like a bastard, to the ignominy of him that brought her birth. Go to Quote / Comment