John Milton Quotes


Evil news rides post, while good news baits.


Context

The term baits was a traveling term meaning to stop for rest or refreshment, hence to travel slowly.


Citations

John Milton, 1608-1674, English Writer, Samson Agonistes

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John Milton
John Milton
  • Born: December 9, 1608
  • Died: November 8, 1674
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Poet, Intellectual, Civil Servant

John Milton was an English poet and intellectual who served as a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under its Council of State and later under Oliver Cromwell. He wrote at a time of religious shifts and political instability, and is best known for his epic poem Paradise Lost (1667). Written in blank verse, Paradise Lost is widely considered to be one of the greatest works of literature ever written.