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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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Quote Left We carry our homes within us which enables us to fly. Quote Right
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Quote Left None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but licence. Quote Right
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Quote Left Hail wedded love, mysterious law, true source Of human offspring, sole propriety,... Quote Right
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Quote Left Accuse not nature, she hath done her part; Do thou but thine, and be not diffident Of wisdom, she deserts thee not, if thou Dismiss not her, when most thou needest her nigh, By attributing overmuch to things Less excellent, as thou thyself perceivest. Quote Right
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Quote Left Better reign in Hell, than serve in Heaven. Quote Right
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