Poetry · Character
Milton
Poet invoked as a literary influence in the odes.
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First appearance: The Progress of Poesy
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Referenced as a 'mute inglorious Milton' who might have rested among the unknown dead.
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With Meek Newton (friendship): Meek Newton and Milton share a bond of intellectual companionship, possibly as fellow poets or thinkers. In Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard: Referenced as a 'mute inglorious Milton'…
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