“Blind mouths! That scarce themselves know how to hold A sheep-hook.”
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John Milton
John Milton, born on December 9, 1608, in London, and died on November 8, 1674, was a renowned English poet and scholar. He is best known for his epic poem 'Paradise Lost,' which has had a profound impact on world literature. more
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Source: The Poetical Works of John Milton: With Notes of Various Authors; and with Some Account of the Life and Writings of Milton, Derived Principally from Original Documents in Her Majesty's State-paper Office
“For to interpose a little ease, Let our frail thoughts dally with false surmise.”
“O fairest flower! no sooner blown but blasted, Soft silken primrose fading timelessly.”
Source: Paradise lost
“Darkness now rose, as daylight sunk, and brought in low'ring Night her shadowy offspring.”
Source: The poetical works of John Milton: from the text of Doctor Newton with the life of the author
Source: The Poetical Works of John Milton: With Notes of Various Authors; and with Some Account of the Life and Writings of Milton, Derived Principally from Original Documents in Her Majesty's State-paper Office
Source: The Poetical Works of John Milton