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John Milton: A Biography
John Milton was born on the ninth of December in 1608. Mr. Milton was a legal secretary and brought great wealth to the family, giving them a luxurious life. On the side he was also composed church music which most likely influenced his son's interest in music. The propriety of the family also allowed for a higher education of John and his brother. He was privately tutored at home until he moved on to St. Paul's school at age twelve. After finishing St. Paul's school he was accepted into Christ's College where he saw little success due to his disagreements with the way the school taught. It led to his suspension of school and also of to the composition of his first published work of poetry, "On the Morning of Christ's Nativity" in December of 1629. A few years later, Milton finished his education at Christ's College at the top of his class.
In the spring of 1638 Milton began to tour Europe where he met with such famed scholars as Hugo Grotius and......

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