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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE PORTRAIT OF MILTON, by JOHN DRYDEN Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Three poets, in three distant ages born Last Line: To make a third, she joined the former two. Variant Title(s): Epigram On Milton;lines Written [printed] Under The Portrait;on Milton;under Milton's Picture;under The Portrait Of John Milton;lines Printed Under The Engraved Portrait Of Milton;lines On Milton Subject(s): Milton, John (1608-1674) | |||
THREE Poets, in three distant ages born, Greece, Italy, and England did adorn. The first in loftiness of thought surpassed; The next in majesty; in both the last. The force of nature could no further go; To make a third, she joined the former two. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SONNET: 22. MILTON IN AGE by WILLIAM LISLE BOWLES PARADISE LOST, BOOK 5. AN EPITOME by ANTHONY HECHT THE SNOWFLAKE WHICH IS NOW AND HENCE FOREVER by ARCHIBALD MACLEISH TO THE GHOST OF JOHN MILTON by CARL SANDBURG THE PROGRESS OF POESY; A PINDARIC ODE by THOMAS GRAY ON NOT BEING MILTON by TONY HARRISON MILTON'S PRAYER [OF PATIENCE, OR, IN BLINDNESS] by ELIZABETH LLOYD HOWELL A SONG FOR ST. CECILIA'S DAY by JOHN DRYDEN A SONG TO A FAIR YOUNG LADY GOING OUT OF TOWN IN THE SPRING by JOHN DRYDEN |
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