John MiltonJohn Milton decided at an early age that his goal in life was to become a great poet. His talent was noticed while he was in college and he began writing and reading extensively after his graduation. His career was interrupted by the Civil Wars, during which he wrote pamphlets on behalf of Parliament. He suffered many great personal tragedies including the loss of family members and his eyesight, but was finally able to devote himself to his writing again in 1660. He was near poverty because of his support for the Commonwealth, but was able to dictate his great epic, Paradise Lost, to his daughters.
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