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However, the references to light and darkness in the poem make it virtually certain that Milton's blindness was at least a secondary theme. The sonnet is in the Petrarchan form, with the rhyme scheme a b b a a b b a c d e c d e but adheres to the Miltonic conception of the form, with a greater usage of enjambment .
1645: Poems of Mr John Milton, Both English and Latin; 1652: When I Consider How My Light is Spent (Commonly referred to as "On his blindness", though Milton did not use this title) [a] 1655: On the Late Massacre in Piedmont; 1667: Paradise Lost; 1671: Paradise Regained; 1671: Samson Agonistes; 1673: Poems, &c, Upon Several Occasions; Arcades ...
I made some minor changes to conform the text presented here to the Norton Anthology of Poetry, Fourth Edition. They seem to clarify the local meaning of the poem somewhat but other editions of the text differ. So further emendations by a Milton authority might be advisable - even a return to the previous version.
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Titlepage to 1645 Poems, with frontispiece depicting Milton surrounded by four muses, designed by William Marshall. Milton's 1645 Poems is a collection, divided into separate English and Latin sections, of John Milton's youthful poetry in a variety of genres, including such notable works as An Ode on the Morning of Christ's Nativity, Comus and Lycidas.
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Il Penseroso ("the thinker") is a poem by John Milton, first found in the 1645/1646 quarto of verses The Poems of Mr. John Milton, both English and Latin, published by Humphrey Moseley. It was presented as a companion piece to L'Allegro , a vision of poetic mirth .
It was written while Charles Diodati, Milton's friend, was composing his poem, and the poem reflects his sober, contemplative lifestyle in comparison to Diodati's extravagant way of living. [2] The ode was composed during a time in Milton's life when he based his understanding of religion on Scripture, but he was still influenced by myth.