1. this three years’ day:three years ago to-day.10.Milton’s duties as Latin secretary to the government were exceedingly arduous.
1. this three years’ day:three years ago to-day.
10.Milton’s duties as Latin secretary to the government were exceedingly arduous.
Milton’s second wife died in February, 1658; her child lived but a short time. At the time of his second marriage Milton had been blind several years. Notice the reference in the sonnet to the sense of sight: in his dream hesaw.
2. like Alcestis.Read the story of the Love of Alcestis in William Morris’s Earthly Paradise; and read in Euripides, “That strangest, saddest, sweetest song of his, Alkestis.”6. Purification in the Old Law.See LeviticusXII.
2. like Alcestis.Read the story of the Love of Alcestis in William Morris’s Earthly Paradise; and read in Euripides, “That strangest, saddest, sweetest song of his, Alkestis.”
6. Purification in the Old Law.See LeviticusXII.