1. By William Shakespeare

    1. Sonnet 18 (1609)
    2. Sonnet 20 (1609)

  2. By John Milton

    1. Sonnet 11 (1643)
    2. Sonnet 11 (1647)
    3. Sonnet 13 (1648)

  3. By Andrew Marvell

    1. Bermudas (1653)

  4. By William Wordsworth

    1. The World is Too Much with Us (1807)
    2. We are Seven (1798)

  5. By Joseph Conrad

    1. Heart of Darkness (1902)

John Milton

Born December 9, 1608.

Died November 8, 1674.

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