John Milton Quotes


Was I deceiv'd, or did a sable cloud Turn forth her silver lining on the night?


Citations

Milton, John. A Maske Presented at Ludlow Castle. Humphrey Robinson, 1637, p. 8.

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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.