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SONNET XVII

Lawrence of virtuous father virtuous son,
Now that the fields are dank, and ways are mire,

Where shall we sometimes meet, and by the fire
Help waste a sullen day; what may be won
From the hard season gaining? Time will run
On smoother till, Favonius reinspire
The frozen earth, and clothe in fresh attire
The lily and rose, that neither sow'd nor spun.
What neat repast shall feast us, light and choice,
Of Attic taste, with wine, whence we may rise

To hear the lute well touch'd, or artful voice
Warble immortal notes and Tuscan air?
He who of those delights can judge, and spare
To interpose them oft, is not unwise.

Importante poeta y ensayista inglés. Important English essayist and poet.
Nació en Londres en 1608. John Milton was born in London, 1608.
Estudió en el St Paul's School y en la Universidad He studied at St Paul's School and at Cambridge
de Cambridge. University.
Viajó por Francia e Italia y conoció a importantes literatos. Milton travelled through France and Italy and met
Vivió en Londres, donde escribió. important writers.
Contrajo matrimonio tres veces. He lived in London, where he wrote.
Durante la guerra civil apoyó a Cromwell y fue Secretario Milton married three times.
de Asuntos Exteriores de la Commonwealth. During the Civil War, he supported Cromwell and was
Con la Restauración estuvo a punto de ser ejecutado, Secretary of the Commonwealth for Foreign Affairs.
pero el Rey Carlos II le indultó. He was about to be executed with the Restoration,
Quedó ciego hacia 1652 y murió en 1674. but King Charles II reprieved him.
56 Su obra, El Paraíso perdido, es una de las más importantes He went blind towards 1652 and died in 1674.
His work Paradise Lost is one of the most important
de la literatura universal.
works of universal literature.