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Quotation from The Shorter Poems and Samson Agonistes by John Milton

“Hail divinest Melancholy”

John Milton (spoken by Speaker)

The Shorter Poems and Samson Agonistes, Il Penseroso, l. 12 (Project Gutenberg #1745 (Beeching, Poetical Works))

The contemplative poem welcomes a Melancholy of study and devotion, distinct from the sickness banished in L'Allegro.

Citation: "Hail divinest Melancholy" — John Milton, The Shorter Poems and Samson Agonistes, Il Penseroso, l. 12 (Project Gutenberg #1745 (Beeching, Poetical Works)). (id milton-shorter-poems-and-samson-agonistes-q3)

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