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In the course of his forty-year career John Milton evolved from a prodigy to a blind prophet, from a philosophical aesthete to a Puritan rebel, and from a Latinist poet who proclaimed the triumph of reason to an epic poet obsessed with the intractability of sin. A master of almost every verse... read more
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This is the month, and this the happy morn Wherein the Son of Heav'n's eternal King, Of wedded maid, and virgin mother born, Our great redemption from above did bring; For so the holy sages once did sing, That he our deadly forfeit should release, And with his Father work us a perpetual peace.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Penguin Classics. (edition-based publisher list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- John Milton (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 821.4
Subjects edit
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › British › Classics › Milton, John
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Poetry › Single Authors › British & Irish
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Authors, A-Z › ( M ) › Milton, John
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › Authors, A-Z › ( M ) › Milton, John
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Poetry › German
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