John Milton Quotes


And if by prayer Incessant I could hope to change the will Of Him who all things can, I would not cease To weary Him with my assiduous cries.


Citations

Milton, John. Paradise Lost. S. Simmons, 1667, Book 11, lines 307-310.

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John Milton
John Milton
  • Born: December 9, 1608
  • Died: November 8, 1674
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Poet, Intellectual, Civil Servant

John Milton was an English poet and intellectual who served as a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under its Council of State and later under Oliver Cromwell. He wrote at a time of religious shifts and political instability, and is best known for his epic poem Paradise Lost (1667). Written in blank verse, Paradise Lost is widely considered to be one of the greatest works of literature ever written.