1880 Rare Victorian Book ~ L'ALLEGRO "The Happy Man" by John Milton. Illustrated.

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Author: Milton, John.
Title: L'Allegro by John Milton.
Publisher: London, Sampson Low, Marston, Low and Searle, no date (1880). The Choice Series Edition.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 7 "X 5 ".
Pages: 24 pages.
Binding: Attractive and very good Victorian gilt decorated full cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. All edges gilt.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, name of a previous owner on the half-title page - as shown, rare light foxing or staining - as shown).
Illustrations: Beautifully illustrated with a frontispiece and full-page & in-text illustrations.

The book: Nice and attractive Victorian illustrated edition of Milton's L'Allegro -- a pastoral poem by John Milton published in his 1645 Poems. L'Allegro (which means "the happy man" in Italian) has from its first appearance been paired with the contrasting pastoral poem, Il Penseroso ("the melancholy man"), which depicts a similar day spent in contemplation and thought.

The author: John Milton (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) was an English poet, polemicist, man of letters, and civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under Oliver Cromwell. He wrote at a time of religious flux and political upheaval and is best known for his epic poem Paradise Lost (1667), written in blank verse.