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**Poems by Milton ** 'From Paradise Lost, Book I' 'When I consider how my light is spent' a poem 'On May Morning' a poem 'O Nightingale' 'Paradise Regained' 'Samson Agonistes' 1.Milton was jailed in 1660, and then completed 'Paradise Lost' in 1667 2.Milton lost his eye sight 3.Got suspended from Christ's College 4.Milton wrote ' Lycidas' in memory of a friend and classmate 5.Was Known as God's English poet 6.Once Milton lost his eyesights his daughters read to him in Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, languages they didn't understand 7.While in jail he was suppose to be killed, but instead was left off with a fine and lost of property 8.Mary Powell, his wife, left him six weeks after they were married 9. In 1920 Helen Keller named an interfaith society for the blind after him 10.He wrote pamphlets that attacked the church of England because he believed the only King was God, when the church England followed the King of England
 * Ten Facts about Milton**

1.Why was Milton given the nickname, "God's English Poet"? A.Milton felt as if his verse was guided by the Holy Spirit and all or most of his epic poems were based on the background of a christian subject. 2.Why is 'Paradise Lost' considered the greatest biblical epic poem? A.Milton writes in ten books about the fall of grace from Adam and Eve which has come from the famous book known as //THE BIBLE.// Many other poets looked up to this piece and wrote famous poems about it because within this story, Satan was the epic hero and GOD was the tyrant of Heaven which changes up the story and meaning of the Paradise in //THE BIBLE// 3.How has Milton influenced other people and writers? A.Milton's poetry had great influence on the 18th century. He also made pamphlets that sided with the Civil War and religious rights. Milton also wrote propaganda that tried to justify Charlse I's death. In addition he had influence on George Eliot, and Thomas Hardy, Victorian elged writers. While his impact dwindled during the 20th century, he did impact the modern world. He had many familiar words coined. Finally, when they were writing the constitution of the United States of America, they consulted his works.
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