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CONTENTS Title Page Chronology Preface Introduction A PARAPHRASE ON PSALM 114 PSALM 136 ON THE DEATH OF A FAIR INFANT AT A VACATION EXERCISE ON THE MORNING OF CHRIST’S NATIVITY THE PASSION SONG: ON MAY MORNING ENGLISH SONNETS No. 1 O nightingale No. 7 How soon hath time No. 8 Captain or colonel No. 9 Lady, that in the prime No. 10 Daughter to that good earl No. 11 I did but prompt the age No. 12 A book was writ, of late No. 13 Harry, whose tuneful No. 14 When faith and love No. 15 Fairfax, whose name in arms No. 16 Cromwell, our chief of men No. 17 Vane, young in years No. 18 Avenge, O Lord No. 19 When I consider No. 20 Lawrence, of virtuous father No. 21 Cyriack! Whose grandsire No. 22 Cyriack, this three years day No. 23 Methought I saw ON SHAKESPEARE ON THE UNIVERSITY CARRIER ANOTHER ON THE SAME AN EPITAPH ON THE MARCHIONESS OF WINCHESTER L’ALLEGRO IL PENSEROSO ARCADES COMUS: A MASQUE ON TIME UPON THE CIRCUMCISION AT A SOLEMN MUSIC LYCIDAS THE FIFTH ODE OF HORACE, BOOK ONE ON THE NEW FORCERS OF CONSCIENCE PSALMS 1–8: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 PARADISE LOST Book I Book II Book III Book IV Book V Book VI Book VII Book VIII Book IX Book X Book XI Book XII PARADISE REGAINED Book I Book II Book III Book IV SAMSON AGONISTES Suggestions for Further Reading Ask your Bookseller for these Bantam Classics About the Author Copyright CHRONOLOGY Milton born, 9 December, in London 1608 1618?– tutored by Thomas Young 20? 1615? 1620?– St. Paul’s School 25 begins at Cambridge University, enrolled in Christ’s College 1625 March, B.A. degree 1629 March, M.A. degree 1632 1632–38 residence at his father’s house September, Comus performed at Ludlow 1634 3 April, death of Milton’s mother 1637 1638–39 European tour: France, Italy, Switzerland schoolteacher, in London 1640 Of Reformation in England 1641 Of Prelatical Episcopacy Animadversions upon the Remonstrant’s Defense May/June, married Mary Powell The Reason of Church 1642 Government An Apology for Smectymnuus October, Civil War begins The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce 1643 April, Milton’s father comes to live with him Of Education 1644 The Judgment of Martin Bucer Concerning Divorce Areopagitica Milton’s sight begins to fail Tetrachordon 1645 Colasterion Poems 1646 29 July, daughter Anne born March, death of Milton’s father 1647 1648 25 October, daughter Mary born 1649 30 January, Charles I executed The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates March, appointed Secretary for Foreign Tongues, Council of State left eye fails 1650 Defensio pro Populo Anglicano 1651 16 March, son John born February/March, complete blindness 1652 2 May, daughter Deborah born May, Mary Powell Milton’s death 16 June, death of son, John Defensio Secunda 1654 Pro Se Defensio 1655 November, married Katherine Woodcock 1656 1657 19 October, daughter Katherine born February, death of Katherine Woodcock Milton 1658 17 March, death of daughter Katherine 3 September, Oliver Cromwell’s death A Treatise of Civil Power in Ecclesiastical Causes 1659 Likeliest Means to Remove Hirelings out of the Church The Ready and Easy Way to Establish a Free Commonwealth 1660 May, Charles II restored to the throne Milton arrested, released February, married Elizabeth Minshull 1663 resided at Chalfont St. Giles during plague 1665 February, ten-book edition of Paradise Lost 1667 Accidence Commenced Grammar 1669 History of Britain 1670 Paradise Regained and Samson Agonistes 1671 Joannis Miltoni Angli, Artis Logicae Plenior Institutio 1672 Minor Poems (enlarged edition) 1673 Of True Religion, Heresy, Schism, Toleration Paradise Lost, twelve-book edition 8 November, Milton’s death, 1674 in London

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