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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peace hath her victories No less renowned than war; new foes arise,... 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
Sweet bird, that shun the noise of folly, most musical, most melancholy! 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
What needs my Shakespeare for his honored bones The labor of an age in piled stones?... Go to Quote / Comment