The Life Work And Quotes Of John Milton

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The Life Work And Quotes Of John Milton

John Milton was an English epic poet who was born on 9 December 1608 at Bread Street, Cheapside, London, England and died on 8 November 1674 at the age of 64 at Bunhill, London, England. He is not only a poet but also a prose polemicist, historian, journalist, pamphleteer, and a civil servant.

English Literature Buzz collects some information about this literary personality. He is best known for his epic poem Paradise Lost, which gained extraordinary popularity, written in blank verse in 1667. His most celebrated work is Areopagitica 1644. He is considered as one of the prominent writers in the English language.

Milton becomes totally blind in 1652 at the age of 43. So he wrote his Paradise Lost with the help of amanuenses and friends. He also wrote in different languages such as Latin, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Spanish, Aramaic, and Syriac.

John Milton's Famous Quotes

1- The mind in its own place, and in itself can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven.

John Milton

2- He also reigns within himself and rules passions desires, and fear is more than a king.

John Milton

3- Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven.

John Milton

4- To be blind is not miserable; not to be able to bear blindness, that is miserable.

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5- Death is the golden key that opens the palace of eternity.
John Milton

6- Where no hope is left,
is left no fear.
John Milton