Life Of John Milton by Richard Garnett (best free novels TXT) 📖

Baroni,  Leonora,  Admired By Milton,  62

 

Beddoes,  T.L.,  On Milton And Vondel,  170

 

Benrath On Ochino's "Divine Tragedy," 171

 

Blake On Milton,  179

 

Bradshaw,  Milton's Praise Of,  120

 

Bread Street,  Milton Born In,  16

 

Bridgewater,  Lord,  "Comus" Written In His Honour,  45

 

Bright,  John,  His Admiration For Milton,  164.

 

British Museum,  Copy Of Milton's Poems In,  97;

  Proclamation Against Milton's Books Preserved In The,  139

 

Buckhurst,  Lord,  His Admiration Of "Paradise Lost," 177

 

 

 

 

C.

 

Caedmon,  Question Of Milton's Indebtedness To,  169

 

Calderon's "Magico Prodigioso" Compared With "Comus," 54;

  With "Paradise Lost," 163

 

Cambridge In Milton's Time,  22

 

Cardinal Barberini Receives Milton,  62

 

Caroline,  Princess,  Her Kindness To Milton's Daughter,  195

 

Chalfont St. Giles,  Milton's Residence At,  173

 

Chappell,  W.,  Milton's College Tutor,  24

 

Charles I.,  Illegal Government Of,  30;

  Expedition Against The Scots,  67;

  Execution Of,  100;

  Alleged Authorship Of "Eikon Basilike," 105-107;

  A Bad King,  But Not A Bad Man,  110

 

Charles Ii.,  Restoration Of,  138;

  Favour To Roman Catholics,  188

 

Christ's College,  Milton At,  22

 

"Christian Doctrine," Milton's Treatise On,  99,  190-193

 

Index Pg 112

"Civil Power In Ecclesiastical Causes," 132

 

Clarke,  Deborah,  Milton's Youngest Daughter;

  Her Reminiscences Of Her Father,  195

 

Clarke,  Mr. Hyde,  His Discoveries Respecting Milton's Ancestry,  14,  15

 

Clarke,  Sir T.,  Milton's Mss. Preserved By,  129

 

Coleridge,  Milton Compared With,  41;

  On Milton's Taste For Music,  63;

  On "Paradise Regained," 178

 

Comenius,  Educational Method Of,  76

 

Commonwealth,  Milton's Views Of A Free,  136

 

"Comus," Production Of,  38,  44,  46;

  Criticism On,  53-55

 

"Considerations On The Likeliest Means To Remove Hirelings Out Of The

Church," 133

 

Copernican Theory Only Partly Adopted In "Paradise Lost," 158

 

Cosmogony Of Milton,  157

 

Cromwell,  Milton's Character Of,  121;

  Milton's Advice To,  122

 

 

 

 

D.

 

Dante And Milton Compared,  160

 

Daughters,  Character Of Milton's,  142

 

Davis,  Miss,  Milton's Suit To,  94

 

Deity,  Imperfect Conception Of,  In "Paradise Lost," 154

 

Denham,  Sir J.,  His Admiration Of "Paradise Lost," 177

 

Diodati,  Milton's Friendship With,  21;

  Verses To,  25;

  Letters To,  39,  41,  55;

  Death Of,  65;

  Milton's Elegy On,  43,  67

 

"Doctrine And Discipline Of Divorce," 79,  87-91

 

Dryden,  On "Paradise Lost," 177;

Index Pg 113

  Visits Milton,  187;

  Dramatizes "Paradise Lost," 187

 

Du Moulin,  Peter,  Author Of "Regii Sanguinis Clamor Ad Coelum," 118

 

 

 

 

E.

 

Edmundson,  Mr. G.,  On Milton And Vondel,  170

 

Education,  Milton's Tract On,  75-77

 

"Eikon Basilike," Authorship Of,  105-107

 

"Eikonoklastes," Milton's Reply To "Eikon Basilike," 108

 

Ellwood,  Thomas,  The Quaker,  Reads To Milton,  145;

  Suggests "Paradise Regained," 175

 

Elzevir,  Daniel,  Receives And Gives Up The Ms. Of "State Letters" And

The "Treatise On Christian Doctrine," 191

 

 

 

 

F.

 

Fairfax,  Milton's Character Of,  120

 

Faithorne's Portrait Of Milton,  189

 

 

 

 

G.

 

Galileo,  Milton's Visit To,  61

 

Gauden,  Bishop,  Author Of "Eikon Basilike," 106

 

_Gentleman's Magazine_,  Account Of Horton In,  36

 

Goethe On "Samson Agonistes," 181

 

Gill,  Mr.,  Milton's Master At St. Paul's School,  20

 

Gosse,  Mr.,  On Milton And Vondel,  170

 

Greek,  Influence Of,  On Milton,  33,  39

 

Grotius,  Hugo,  Milton Introduced To,  59;

  Milton's Study Of,  169

Index Pg 114

 

 

 

H.

 

Hartlib,  S.,  Milton's Tract On Education Inspired By,  75

 

"History Of Britain" By Milton,  99,  189

 

Holstenius,  Lucas,  Librarian Of The Vatican,  63

 

Homer And Shakespeare Compared,  2;

  And Compared With Milton,  160,  165,  167

 

Horton,  Milton Retires To,  33;

 Poems Written At,  44

 

Hunter,  Rev. Joseph,  On Milton's Ancestors,  14

 

"Hymn On The Nativity," 32

 

 

 

 

I.

 

Italian Sonnets By Milton,  64

 

Italy,  Milton's Journey To,  56-65

 

 

 

 

J.

 

Jansen,  Cornelius,  Paints Milton's Portrait,  19

 

Jeffrey,  Sarah,  Milton's Mother,  16

 

Jewin Street,  Milton's House In,  144

 

Johnson,  Dr.,  On "Lycidas," 51;

  Benefits Milton's Granddaughter,  195

 

 

 

 

K.

 

Keats,  Milton Contrasted With,  41

 

King,  Edward,  "Lycidas," An Elegy On His Death,  48

 

Index Pg 115

 

 

L.

 

Landor,  His Latin Verse Compared With Milton's,  43

 

Latin Grammar By Milton,  188

 

Latin Secretaryship To The Commonwealth,  Milton's Appointment To,  102

 

Laud,  Archbishop,  Church Government Of,  30;

  Milton's Veiled Attack On,  49

 

Lawes,  Henry,  Writes Music To "Comus" And "Arcades," 44;

  Edits "Comus," 47

 

Lee,  Nathaniel,  His Verses On Milton,  188

 

Lemon,  Mr. Robert,  Discovers Ms. Of "State Letters" And The "Treatise

On Christian Doctrine," 191

 

Letters,  Milton's Official,  123

 

Logic,  Milton's Tract On,  188

 

Long Parliament,  Meeting Of The,  68;

  Licensing Of Books By,  78

 

Lucifer,  Vondel's,  170

 

Ludlow Castle,  "Comus" First Performed At,  46

 

"Lycidas," Origin Of,  40,  48;

  Analysis Of,  Criticism On,  50,  52

 

 

 

 

M.

 

Manso,  Marquis,  Poem On,  64

 

Marshall,  Milton's Portrait Engraved By,  97

 

Marriage,  Milton's Views On,  94

 

Martineau,  Harriet,  Reads "Paradise Lost" At Seven Years Of Age,  176

 

Mason,  C.,  Milton's Mss. Preserved By,  129

 

Masson,  Prof. David,  His Monumental Biography Of Milton,  14;

  On Milton's Ancestors,  _Ib._;

  On Milton's College Career,  23,  25;

Index Pg 116

  On The Scenery Of Horton,  35;

  On Date Of Divorce Pamphlet,  87;

  On Date Of "Paradise Lost," 147;

  On Money Received For "Paradise Lost," 150;

  On Milton's Cosmogony,  156;

  His Description Of Chalfont,  173;

  On Milton's Portrait,  189

 

Milton,  Christopher,  John Milton's Younger Brother,  Birth Of,  16;

  A Royalist,  91;

  A Roman Catholic,  And One Of James The Second's Judges,  194

 

Milton,  John,  The Elder,  Birth,  15;

  A Scrivener By Profession,  _Ib._;

  Musical Compositions Of,  18;

  Retirement To Horton,  33;

  His Noble Confidence In His Son,  37,  45;

  Comes To Live With His Son,  91;

  Dies,  98

 

Milton,  John,  Birth,  11;

  Genealogy Of,  14;

  Birthplace,  16;

  His Father,  17;

  His Education,  18-27;

  Knowledge Of Italian,  21;

  At Cambridge,  22-28;

  Rusticated,  25;

  His Degree,  1629; 25;

  Will Not Enter The Church,  29;

  Early Poems,  32;

  Writes "Comus," 38;

  Required Incitement To Write,  40,  48;

  Correctness Of His Early Poems,  42;

  His Life At Horton,  44-55;

  His "Comus" And "Arcades," 44-48;

  His "Lycidas," 48;

  His Mother's Death,  55;

  Goes To Italy,  56;

  His Italian Friends,  59;

  Visits Galileo,  61;

  Italian Sonnets,  64;

  Educates His Nephews,  65;

  Elegy To Diodati,  67;

  Eighteen Years' Poetic Silence,  68;

  Takes Part With The Commonwealth,  68;

  Pamphlets On Church Government,  72;

  Tract On Education,  75;

  "Areopagitica," 79;

  Italian Sonnet,  85;

  His First Marriage,  86;

  Deserted By His Wife,  His Treatise On Divorce,  87;

  His Pupils,  91;

  Return Of His Wife,  96;

Index Pg 117

  His Daughter Born,  98;

  Becomes Secretary For Foreign Tongues,  102;

  His State Papers,  104;

  Licenses Pamphlets,  105;

  Answers "Eikon Basilike," 108;

  Answers Salmasius,  111;

  Loses His Sight,  114;

  Death Of His Wife,  116;

  Reply To Morus,  119;

  His Official Duties 122;

  His Retirement And Second Marriage,  125;

  Projected Ninety-Nine Themes Preparatory To "Paradise Lost," 129;

  Wrote Chiefly From Autumn To Spring,  132;

  His Views Of A Republic,  136;

  Escapes Proscription At Restoration,  139;

  Unhappy Relations With His Daughters,  141;

  Third Marriage,  143;

  Writing "Paradise Lost," 147-150;

  Analysis Of His Work,  152-172;

  Compared With Modern Poets,  166;

  His Indebtedness To Earlier Poets,  169;

  Retires To Chalfont To Escape The Plague,  173;

  He Suffers From The Great Fire,  175;

  His "Paradise Regained," 177;

  His "Samson Agonistes," 180-85;

  His Later Life,  186;

  His Later Tracts,  188,  190;

  His "History Of Britain," 189;

  His Arian Opinions,  192;

  His Death,  193;

  His Will,  194;

  His Widow And Daughters,  195;

  Estimate Of His Character,  196

 

Milton,  Richard,  Milton's Grandfather,  14,  15

 

Minshull,  Elizabeth,  Milton's Third Wife,  143;

  Milton's Will In Favour Of,  194;

  Death,  _Ib._

 

Monk,  General,  Character Of,  135

 

Morland,  Sir Samuel,  On "Paradise Lost," 163

 

Morus,  A.,  His Controversy With Milton,  118-119

 

Myers,  Mr. E.,  On Milton's Views Of Marriage,  91

 

 

 

 

N.

 

Newton,  Bishop,  Benefits Milton's Granddaughter,  195

Index Pg 118

 

O.

 

Ochino,  B.,  Milton's Indebtedness To,  171

 

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