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Definition of John Milton
1. Noun. English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674).
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Literary usage of John Milton
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Milton by Walter Alexander Raleigh (1900)
"CHAPTER I John Milton John Milton, the son of a middle-aged scrivener, was born
on Friday, December the gth, 1608, at his father's house in Bread Street, ..."
2. Library of the World's Best Literature: Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1897)
"... on December 9th, 1607; the son of John Milton, who had amassed a competency
as a scrivener. The elder Milton, besides his professional success, ..."
3. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1894)
"'Original Letters and Papers of State addressed to Oliver Cromwell . . .
found among the Political Collections of Mr. John Milton,' 1743, contains papers ..."
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