John Milton: 1608-1674

Excerpt from John Milton: 1608-1674

The picture of Milton as a child was painted by Cornelius Jansen, a young Dutch artist, who about that time had settled in Blackfriars. Milton retained his great beauty in youth and manhood, and he was called after his college at Cambridge, The Lady of Christ's. Even when he became blind his appearance did not suffer, for his eyes looked undimmed, and he boasted, and boasted truly, that the only false thing about him was his eyes.

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