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John Milton

John Milton was born in London on December 9, 1608, and studied at the University of Cambridge. He originally planned to become a clergyman, but abandoned those ambitions to become a poet. Political in his writings, he served a government post during the time of the Commonwealth. In 1651, he went completely blind but he continued to write, finishing Paradise Lost in 1667, and Paradise Regained in 1671. He died in 1674.
Areopagitica and Other Writings
The Essential Prose of John Milton
Paradise Regained, Samson Agonistes, and the Complete Shorter Poems
Paradise Lost and Other Poems
Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained
Paradise Lost
The Complete Poetry and Essential Prose of John Milton
Paradise Lost
The Complete Poems
Milton: Poems
The Complete English Poems of John Milton
The Portable Milton
The Complete Poetry of John Milton

Books

Areopagitica and Other Writings
The Essential Prose of John Milton
Paradise Regained, Samson Agonistes, and the Complete Shorter Poems
Paradise Lost and Other Poems
Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained
Paradise Lost
The Complete Poetry and Essential Prose of John Milton
Paradise Lost
The Complete Poems
Milton: Poems
The Complete English Poems of John Milton
The Portable Milton
The Complete Poetry of John Milton

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