Fill in the surname of the correct poet in this excerpt from Jane Austen's novel, Sense and Sensibility:
"You have already ascertained Mr. Willoughby's opinion in almost every matter of importance. You know what he thinks of Cowper and Scott; you are certain of his estimating their beauties as he ought, and you have received every assurance of his admiring _________ no more than is proper."
a. Crabbe
b. Byron
c. Milton
d. Pope
e. Southey
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"You have already ascertained Mr. Willoughby's opinion in almost every matter of importance. You know what he thinks of Cowper and Scott; you are certain of his estimating their beauties as he ought, and you have received every assurance of his admiring _________ no more than is proper."
a. Crabbe
b. Byron
c. Milton
d. Pope
e. Southey
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John Milton
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born
December 09, 1608
died
November 08, 1674
gender
male
place of birth
Cheapside, London, England, The United Kingdom
genre
Poetry
about this author
John Milton was an English poet, prose polemicist, and civil servant for the English Commonwealth. Most famed for his epic poem Paradise Lost, Milton is celebrated as well for his eloquent treatise condemning censorship, Areopagitica. Long considered the supreme English poet, Milton experienced a dip in popularity after attacks by T.S. Eliot and F.R. Leavis in the mid 20th century; but with multiple societies and scholarly journals devoted to his study, Milton’s reputation remains as strong as ever in the 21st century.
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Complete Poems and Major Prose by John Milton avg rating 4.41 — 133 ratings — published 1957 8 editions |
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Samson Agonistes by John Milton avg rating 3.74 — 156 ratings — published 1671 12 editions |
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The Riverside Milton by John Milton avg rating 4.30 — 90 ratings — published 1998 |
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The Complete Poetry of John Milton by John Milton avg rating 4.15 — 78 ratings — published 1909 34 editions |
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"The mind is its own place, and in itself
can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven."
— John Milton (Paradise Lost)
can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven."
— John Milton (Paradise Lost)
"As good almost kill a man as kill a good book: who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's image; but he who destroys a good book, kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were, in the eye."
— John Milton (Areopagitica)
— John Milton (Areopagitica)
