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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.
Paradise Lost
The Essential Prose of John Milton
Paradise Regained, Samson Agonistes, and the Complete Shorter Poems
Paradise Lost
The Complete Poetry and Essential Prose of John Milton

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Paradise Lost
The Essential Prose of John Milton
Paradise Regained, Samson Agonistes, and the Complete Shorter Poems
Paradise Lost
The Complete Poetry and Essential Prose of John Milton

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