Comus: A Mask Presented at Ludlow Castle 1634, Before the Earl of Bridgewater, Then President of Wales (Classic Reprint)

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To the Poem are fubjoined two Appendixes, and an. Account of Editions: the tir Appendix contains Mr. Warton's collation of the manufcript in Milton's own hand-writing, preferved in the Library of Trinity College, Cambridge; the fecond, a Copy of the Malk belonging to his Grace the Duke of Bridgewater's Library at Athridge, with the ufe of which, as well as of feveral fcarce books from the fame fine 1collection, I have been favoured by the Reverend Francis Henry Egerton, to whom indeed my obligations are {0 numerous, that it may be difficult for me to acknowledge them with exae'tnefs. I have been indebted to his continued attention in honouring me with various obfervations, the value of which is furpa 'ed only by the liberality with which they were offered. And further, through his intere .
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John Milton, English scholar and classical poet, is one of the major figures of Western literature. He was born in 1608 into a prosperous London family. By the age of 17, he was proficient in Latin, Greek, and Hebrew. Milton attended Cambridge University, earning a B.A. and an M.A. before secluding himself for five years to read, write and study on his own. It is believed that Milton read everything that had been published in Latin, Greek, and English. He was considered one of the most educated men of his time. Milton also had a reputation as a radical. After his own wife left him early in their marriage, Milton published an unpopular treatise supporting divorce in the case of incompatibility. Milton was also a vocal supporter of Oliver Cromwell and worked for him. Milton's first work, Lycidas, an elegy on the death of a classmate, was published in 1632, and he had numerous works published in the ensuing years, including Pastoral and Areopagitica. His Christian epic poem, Paradise Lost, which traced humanity's fall from divine grace, appeared in 1667, assuring his place as one of the finest non-dramatic poet of the Renaissance Age. Milton went blind at the age of 43 from the incredible strain he placed on his eyes. Amazingly, Paradise Lost and his other major works, Paradise Regained and Samson Agonistes, were composed after the lost of his sight. These major works were painstakingly and slowly dictated to secretaries. John Milton died in 1674.

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