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Quotation from On His Blindness (Sonnet XIX) by John Milton

“And that one talent which is death to hide Lodged with me useless,”

John Milton (spoken by The speaker)

On His Blindness (Sonnet XIX), Lines 3-4 (Poems (1673), ed. Thurber (1901))

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The allusion to the parable of the talents, with a pun on talent as both coin and gift.

Citation: "And that one talent which is death to hide Lodged with me useless," — John Milton, On His Blindness (Sonnet XIX), Lines 3-4 (Poems (1673), ed. Thurber (1901)). (id on-his-blindness-q2)

Portrait: The Blind Milton, Thomas Uwins, CC0.

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