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John Milton was a great of the Elizabethan age. He Graduated from
Colledge and devoted himself to literary persuits. His principal
works are Paridise lost and regained this poem is very great
when we consider the circumstances which it was written under
having been born blind he translated it to his daughter and after
all that it was sold for 5 lbs.
Milton was called the blind poet and justly so as he was born blind.
His brain worked and worked until it gave to the world a
masterpiece of poetry in Paridise Lost. It is his greatest effort
though he is the author of several others.
John Milton’s parents paid great attention to his litarary talents. John
was a mere boy when his parents noticed him displaying great
genius and love for writting and they then set to work to have
this spirit advanced.
John Milton’s parents could not send his son to school so long as he
desired to. So he was sent to work at a early age to procure a
means of livelihood, he was willing to do almost every thing to
get along, so as to take part in some literary pursuit. So
providence favored his attempts.
Milton’s father was a Pureitan but still wished to give his son a good
education. He spent a few years with a privit tutor and then went
to reside in his father’s palace where he studied music and
mathematics.
Milton showed great aptitude for love of learning, so that his
education was carefully looked into. He was very popular with
the puritan party because he was such a very puritan.
Milton had a very intellectual mind. The early part of Milton’’s life
was uphill work. He rose in favor towards the central part.
John Milton was always poor. He never became rich. He had a great
many trials and suffering and povety.
Milton formed a type of the Puritan ascendency.
John Milton wrote translations and very sublime writings.
Milton is divided into three periods. L’Allegro was a novel written
by him the greatest of English novelists since Shakespeare. Ill
Penserose was written by him.
Three times Milton gave his hand and was united in matrimony.

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