
MILTON, John.
The Poetical Works of John Milton. Edited with Memoir, Introductions, Notes, and an Essay on Milton's English and Versification.
“Innocence, Once Lost, Can Never Be Regained. Darkness, Once Gazed Upon, Can Never Be Lost": The Poetical Works of John Milton; finely bound
London: Macmillan and Co, 1890.
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Finely bound second edition of The Poetical Works of John Milton. Octavo, three volumes, bound in three quarter morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, engraved tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Milton to each volume. In very good condition. Edited by David Masson
English poet and polemicist John Milton was active during a time of religious flux and political upheaval and became best known for his epic poem Paradise Lost written in blank verse. Writing in English, Latin, Greek, and Italian, he achieved international renown during his lifetime and introduced many new words to the English language. In his 1796 biography, William Hayley referred to him as the "greatest English author", and he remains generally regarded "as one of the preeminent writers in the English language."
The Poetical Works of John Milton. Edited with Memoir, Introductions, Notes, and an Essay on Milton's English and Versification.
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