INDEX.
Reading edition
A.
Adam, not the hero of "Paradise Lost," 155
Adonais compared with Lycidas, 51
Aldersgate Street, Milton's home in, 67, 83
"Allegro, L.," 49-50
Andreini, his "Adamo" supposed to have suggested "Paradise Lost," 169
Anglesey, Earl of, visits Milton, 186
"Animadversions upon the Remonstrant," 72
"Apology for Smectymnuus," 72
"Arcades," 44
"Areopagitica, the," 78; argument of, 79-82
Arian opinions of Milton, 159, 191
Ariosto, Milton borrows from, 164
Artillery Walk, Milton's last house, 144
"At a Solemn Music," 33
Aubrey's biographical notices of Milton, 14, 15, 19, 24, 129, 144, 145
B.
Ball's Life of Preston, 23
Barbican, Milton's house in the, 96
Baroni, Leonora, admired by Milton, 62
Beddoes, T.L., on Milton and Vondel, 170
Benrath on Ochino's "Divine Tragedy," 171
Blake on Milton, 179
Bradshaw, Milton's praise of, 120
Bread Street, Milton born in, 16
Bridgewater, Lord, "Comus" written in his honour, 45
Bright, John, his admiration for Milton, 164.
British Museum, copy of Milton's poems in, 97; proclamation against Milton's books preserved in the, 139
Buckhurst, Lord, his admiration of "Paradise Lost," 177
C.
Caedmon, question of Milton's indebtedness to, 169
Calderon's "Magico Prodigioso" compared with "Comus," 54; with "Paradise Lost," 163
Cambridge in Milton's time, 22
Cardinal Barberini receives Milton, 62
Caroline, Princess, her kindness to Milton's daughter, 195
Chalfont St. Giles, Milton's residence at, 173
Chappell, W., Milton's college tutor, 24
Charles I., illegal government of, 30; expedition against the Scots, 67; execution of, 100; alleged authorship of "Eikon Basilike," 105-107; a bad king, but not a bad man, 110
Charles II., restoration of, 138; favour to Roman Catholics, 188
Christ's College, Milton at, 22
"Christian Doctrine," Milton's treatise on, 99, 190-193
"Civil Power in Ecclesiastical Causes," 132
Clarke, Deborah, Milton's youngest daughter; her reminiscences of her father, 195
Clarke, Mr. Hyde, his discoveries respecting Milton's ancestry, 14, 15
Clarke, Sir T., Milton's MSS. preserved by, 129
on Milton's taste for music, 63; on "Paradise Regained," 178
Comenius, educational method of, 76
Commonwealth, Milton's views of a free, 136
"Comus," production of, 38, 44, 46; criticism on, 53-55
"Considerations on the likeliest means to remove Hirelings out of the Church," 133
Copernican theory only partly adopted in "Paradise Lost," 158
Cosmogony of Milton, 157
Cromwell, Milton's character of, 121; Milton's advice to, 122
D.
Dante and Milton compared, 160
Daughters, character of Milton's, 142
Davis, Miss, Milton's suit to, 94
Deity, imperfect conception of, in "Paradise Lost," 154
Denham, Sir J., his admiration of "Paradise Lost," 177
Diodati, Milton's friendship with, 21; verses to, 25; letters to, 39, 41, 55; death of, 65; Milton's elegy on, 43, 67
"Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce," 79, 87-91
Dryden, on "Paradise Lost," 177; visits Milton, 187; dramatizes "Paradise Lost," 187
Du Moulin, Peter, author of "Regii Sanguinis Clamor ad Cœlum," 118
E.
Edmundson, Mr. G., on Milton and Vondel, 170
Education, Milton's tract on, 75-77
"Eikon Basilike," authorship of, 105-107
"Eikonoklastes," Milton's reply to "Eikon Basilike," 108
Ellwood, Thomas, the Quaker, reads to Milton, 145; suggests "Paradise Regained," 175
Elzevir, Daniel, receives and gives up the MS. of "State Letters" and the "Treatise on Christian Doctrine," 191
F.
Fairfax, Milton's character of, 120
Faithorne's portrait of Milton, 189
G.
Galileo, Milton's visit to, 61
Gauden, Bishop, author of "Eikon Basilike," 106 Gentleman's Magazine, account of Horton in, 36
Goethe on "Samson Agonistes," 181
Gill, Mr., Milton's master at St. Paul's school, 20
Gosse, Mr., on Milton and Vondel, 170
Greek, influence of, on Milton, 33, 39
Grotius, Hugo, Milton introduced to, 59; Milton's study of, 169
H.
Hartlib, S., Milton's tract on Education inspired by, 75
"History of Britain" by Milton, 99, 189
Holstenius, Lucas, librarian of the Vatican, 63
Homer and Shakespeare compared, 2; and compared with Milton, 160, 165, 167
Horton, Milton retires to, 33; poems written at, 44
Hunter, Rev. Joseph, on Milton's ancestors, 14
"Hymn on the Nativity," 32
I.
Italian sonnets by Milton, 64
Italy, Milton's journey to, 56-65
J.
Jansen, Cornelius, paints Milton's portrait, 19
Jeffrey, Sarah, Milton's mother, 16
Jewin Street, Milton's house in, 144
Johnson, Dr., on "Lycidas," 51; benefits Milton's granddaughter, 195
K.
Keats, Milton contrasted with, 41
King, Edward, "Lycidas," an elegy on his death, 48
L.
Landor, his Latin verse compared with Milton's, 43
Latin grammar by Milton, 188
Latin Secretaryship to the Commonwealth, Milton's appointment to, 102
Laud, Archbishop, Church government of, 30; Milton's veiled attack on, 49
Lawes, Henry, writes music to "Comus" and "Arcades," 44; edits "Comus," 47
Lee, Nathaniel, his verses on Milton, 188
Lemon, Mr. Robert, discovers MS. of "State Letters" and the "Treatise on Christian Doctrine," 191
Letters, Milton's official, 123
Logic, Milton's tract on, 188
Long Parliament, meeting of the, 68; licensing of books by, 78
Lucifer, Vondel's, 170
Ludlow Castle, "Comus" first performed at, 46
"Lycidas," origin of, 40, 48; analysis of, criticism on, 50, 52
M.
Manso, Marquis, poem on, 64
Marshall, Milton's portrait engraved by, 97
Marriage, Milton's views on, 94
Martineau, Harriet, reads "Paradise Lost" at seven years of age, 176
Mason, C., Milton's MSS. preserved by, 129
Masson, Prof. David, his monumental biography of Milton, 14; on Milton's ancestors, ib.; on Milton's college career, 23, 25; on the scenery of Horton, 35; on date of Divorce pamphlet, 87; on date of "Paradise Lost," 147; on money received for "Paradise Lost," 150; on Milton's cosmogony, 156; his description of Chalfont, 173; on Milton's portrait, 189
Milton, Christopher, John Milton's younger brother, birth of, 16; a Royalist, 91; a Roman Catholic, and one of James the Second's judges, 194
Milton, John, the elder, birth, 15; a scrivener by profession, ib.; musical compositions of, 18; retirement to Horton, 33; his noble confidence in his son, 37, 45; comes to live with his son, 91; dies, 98
Milton, John, birth, 11; genealogy of, 14; birthplace, 16; his father, 17; his education, 18-27; knowledge of Italian, 21; at Cambridge, 22-28; rusticated, 25; his degree, 1629; 25; will not enter the church, 29; early poems, 32; writes "Comus," 38; required incitement to write, 40, 48; correctness of his early poems, 42; his life at Horton, 44-55; his "Comus" and "Arcades," 44-48; his "Lycidas," 48; his mother's death, 55; goes to Italy, 56; his Italian friends, 59; visits Galileo, 61; Italian sonnets, 64; educates his nephews, 65; elegy to Diodati, 67; eighteen years' poetic silence, 68; takes part with the Commonwealth, 68; pamphlets on Church government, 72; tract on Education, 75; "Areopagitica," 79; Italian sonnet, 85; his first marriage, 86; deserted by his wife, his treatise on Divorce, 87; his pupils, 91; return of his wife, 96; his daughter born, 98; becomes Secretary for Foreign Tongues, 102; his State papers, 104; licenses pamphlets, 105; answers "Eikon Basilike," 108; answers Salmasius, 111; loses his sight, 114; death of his wife, 116; reply to Morus, 119; his official duties 122; his retirement and second marriage, 125; projected ninety-nine themes preparatory to "Paradise Lost," 129; wrote chiefly from autumn to spring, 132; his views of a republic, 136; escapes proscription at Restoration, 139; unhappy relations with his daughters, 141; third marriage, 143; writing "Paradise Lost," 147-150; analysis of his work, 152-172; compared with modern poets, 166; his indebtedness to earlier poets, 169; retires to Chalfont to escape the plague, 173; he suffers from the Great Fire, 175; his "Paradise Regained," 177; his "Samson Agonistes," 180-85; his later life, 186; his later tracts, 188, 190; his "History of Britain," 189; his Arian opinions, 192; his death, 193; his will, 194; his widow and daughters, 195; estimate of his character, 196
Milton, Richard, Milton's grandfather, 14, 15
Minshull, Elizabeth, Milton's third wife, 143; Milton's will in favour of, 194; death, ib.
Monk, General, character of, 135
Morland, Sir Samuel, on "Paradise Lost," 163
Morus, A., his controversy with Milton, 118-119
Myers, Mr. E., on Milton's views of marriage, 91
N.
Newton, Bishop, benefits Milton's granddaughter, 195
O.
Ochino, B., Milton's indebtedness to, 171
"On a fair Infant," 33
P.
Paget, Dr., Milton's physician, 143, 145
Palingenius, Marcellus, Milton borrows from, 164
Pamphlets, Milton's, 72, 75, 78, 79, 87, 99, 100, 108, 113, 132, 133, 136-8
"Paradise Lost," 128; four schemes for, 129; first conceived as drama, 130; manner of composition, 147; dates of, 147-150; critique of, 152-172; successive publications of, 176
"Paradise Regained," 177; criticism on, 178-180
"Passion of Christ," 32
Pattison, Mark, on "Lycidas," 51; on Milton's political career, 68; on fanaticism of Commonwealth, 133; on "Paradise Lost," 159; on Milton's diction, 165
"Penseroso, Il," 40, 49
Pepys, S., on Restoration, 135, 138
Petty France, Westminster, Milton's home in, 117
Philaras, Milton's Greek friend, 114
Phillips, E., Milton's brother-in-law, 22, 65
Phillips, Edward, Milton's nephew, on Milton's ancestry, 14; educated by his uncle, 65; his account of Milton's separation from his first wife, 87; of their reconciliation, 96; becomes a Royalist, 129; his attention to his uncle, 145; on "Paradise Lost," 176; on "Paradise Regained," 177
"Pilot of the Galilean Lake," 49
"Plymouth Brethren," resemblance of Milton's views to, 133
Powell, Mary, Milton marries, 86; she leaves him, 87; returns to him, 95; her family live with Milton, 98; her death, 116; probable bad influence on her daughters, 163
"Prelatical Episcopacy" pamphlet, 72
"Pro Populo" pamphlet, 113
Ptolemaic system followed by Milton in "Paradise Lost," 157
Puckering, Sir H., gave Milton's MSS. to the University of Cambridge, 129
R.
Reading, surrender of to Parliamentary army, 91
"Ready way to establish a Commonwealth," 136
"Reason of Church Government" pamphlet, 72
"Reformation touching Church Discipline" pamphlet, 72
Restoration, consequences to Milton of the, 138-141
Richardson, J., on Milton's later life, 186
Rome, Milton in, 62
Rump, burning of the, 136
S.
St. Bride's Churchyard, Milton lodges in, 65
St. Giles's Cripplegate, Milton's grave in, 194
St. Paul's school, Milton at, 19
Salmasius, Claudius, his character, 109; author of "Defensio Regia," 111; Milton's controversy with, 112, 114
Samson, Vondel's, 170
"Samson Agonistes," 141, 178; criticism on, 180-185
Satan, the hero of "Paradise Lost," 155
Shakespeare, 2; Milton's panegyric on, 33, 38; his view of tragedy compared with Milton's, 183
Shelley, on poetical inspiration, 41; his estimate of Milton, 156; on tragedy and comedy, 183; quoted, 17, 197
Skinner, Cyriack, his loan to Milton, 138
Skinner, David, endeavours to publish "State Letters" and "Treatise on Christian Doctrine," 191
Sonnet, "When the assault was intended to the City," 84; from the Italian, 85; on Vaudois Protestants, 124; to his second wife, 125; to Henry Lawrence, 126; inscribed on a window-pane, 175
"State Letters," 191
Stationers' Company and Milton, 92
Symmons, S., publisher of "Paradise Lost," 149, 175
Symonds, Mr. J.A., on metre of "Paradise Lost," 166
T.
Tennyson, on Milton's Eden, 162
"Tenure of Kings and Magistrates," 100
"Tina," by Antonio Malatesti, 68
Tomkyns, Thomas, licenses "Paradise Lost," 151; and the poems, 178
Tovey, Nathaniel, Milton's college tutor, 25
Treatise on Christian Doctrine, 190
U.
Ulster Protestants, Milton's subscription for, 83
V.
Vernon Lee, 57
Vondel, Milton's indebtedness to, 170
W.
Wakefield, E.G., on the champions of great causes, 135
Wood, Anthony, on Restoration, 133
Woodcock, Katherine, Milton's second wife, her marriage and death, 125
Wootton, Sir H., on "Comus," 47
Wordsworth, quoted, 27, 65; Milton contrasted with, 41; on "Paradise Regained," 178
Wright, Dr., reminiscence of his visit to Milton, 186
Y.
Young, Thomas, Milton's private tutor, 19