WOW! I had never read Milton until I was forced to in my Chaucer/Shakespeare/Milton class and I was blown away! I absolutely loved this epic poem! Milton was the best educated man in England at this time. He spoke or read every European language and even dabbled in Algonquin. He was part of ...
Oh, if only Milton knew what his name was used for now. He's always been a symbol of freedom (see Wordsworth's poem to him, Oscar Wilde's prison poem to Milton, too--although I'm not sure Milton would be thrilled to have his name used to defend homosexuals). If only Milton knew that this little p...
5 2 5 2 Th’ iniquity thou didst forgive That wrought thy people woe, And all their Sin that did thee grieve Hast hid where none shall know. 3 3 Thine anger all thou hadst remov’d, 10 10 And calmly didst return ...
On that prospect 5443 strange5444 553 Their earnest eyes they fixed, imagining 554 For one forbidden tree a multitude 555 Now ris’n, to work them further woe or shame. 556 Yet parched with scalding thirst and hunger fierce, 557 Though to delude them sent, could not a...