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'''John Milton''' (1608-74) was an English poet and writer, whose most famous work, the epic poem ''[[Paradise Lost]]'', is considered one of the greatest poems in the English language. The poem was written in blank verse in 1658-63, when Milton was totally blind and in hiding from the government.
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'''John Milton''' (1608-74) was an English poet and writer; he was the chief literary spokesman for the [[Puritan]] revolution. Milton's most famous work is the epic poem ''[[Paradise Lost]]''; many experts consider it the greatest poem in the English language. The poem was written in blank verse in 1658-63, when Milton was totally blind and in hiding from the government.
    
He was a graduate of Christ College, Cambridge.
 
He was a graduate of Christ College, Cambridge.
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[[Category:English Civil War]]
 
[[Category:English Civil War]]
 
[[Category:Libertarians]]
 
[[Category:Libertarians]]
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[[Category:Puritans]]
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