John Milton - To the Lady Margaret Ley

John Milton - To the Lady Margaret Ley

Daughter to that good Earl, one President br Of England’s Council and her Treasury, br Who lived in both unstained with gold or fee, br And left them both, more in himself content, br Till the sad breaking of that Parliament br Broke him, as that dishonest victory br At Chæronea, fatal to liberty, br Killed with report that old man eloquent, br Though later born than to have known the days br Wherein your father flourished, yet by you, br Madam, methinks I see him living yet: br So well your words his noble virtues praise br That all both judge you to relate them true br And to possess them, honoured Margaret.


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Uploaded: 2014-11-07

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