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

“"Doth God exact day-labor, light denied?" I fondly ask.”

John Milton (spoken by The speaker)

On His Blindness (Sonnet XIX), Lines 7-8 (Poems (1673), ed. Thurber (1901))

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The complaint arrives at its question; fondly means foolishly.

Citation: ""Doth God exact day-labor, light denied?" I fondly ask." — John Milton, On His Blindness (Sonnet XIX), Lines 7-8 (Poems (1673), ed. Thurber (1901)). (id on-his-blindness-q3)

Portrait: The Blind Milton, Thomas Uwins, CC0.

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