The Annotated Milton Complete English Poems

1298 Pages·1999·5.65 MB·English

by  Milton John

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
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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