“Yet I argue not
Against Heav'n's hand or will, nor bate one jot
Of heart or hope; but still bear up, and steer
Right onward.”

—  John Milton

To Cyriack Skinner, upon His Blindness (c. 1655)

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English epic poet 1608–1674

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