{"id":81,"date":"2004-12-09T23:26:01","date_gmt":"2004-12-10T03:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gardnercampbell.net\/blog1\/?p=81"},"modified":"2004-12-09T23:26:01","modified_gmt":"2004-12-10T03:26:01","slug":"john-miltons-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gardnercampbell.net\/blog1\/john-miltons-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"John Milton's Birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I remember another John today: John Milton. He was born on this day in 1608, thousands of miles away from where I’m writing these words, and in a culture I can imagine, but only just. The birth of this child led to the creation of the greatest poem in English, Paradise Lost<\/em>, and, to compare great things to small, to the faculty positions I have had at the University of San Diego and the University of Mary Washington (nee Mary Washington College).<\/p>\n

In the summer of 2003 I was fortunate to hold a manuscript of his early poetry in my hands. I turned the pages and thought about the living hand whose writing I saw before me. I also thought about the life that writing had given me, and I gave thanks.<\/p>\n

Happy birthday, John.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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