Principal Works
A Maske Presented at Ludlow Castle, 1634, on Michaelmas Night, before the Right Honorable John Earle of Bridgewater, Viscount Brackly (drama) 1637
“Lycidas” [published in Obsequies to the Memorie of Mr. Edward King, Anno. Dom. 1638 Epitaphium Damonis] (poetry) 1640
“On Hobson the Carrier” [published in Witts Recreations, Selected from the Finest Fancies of Moderne Muses] (poetry) 1640;
Animadversions upon the Remonstrants Defence, against Smectymnuus (essay) 1641
An Answer to a Book Entitled “An Humble Remonstrance,” in Which the Originall of Liturgy Episcopacy Is Discussed (essay) 1641
Of Prelatical Episcopacy, and Whether It May Be Deduc'd from the Apostolical Times by Vertue of Those Testimonies Which Are Alledg'd to That Purpose in Some Late Treatises (essay) 1641
Of Reformation Touching Church-Discipline in England and the Causes That Hitherto Have Hindered It (essay) 1641
An Apology against a Pamphlet Call'd “A Modest Confutation of the Animadversions upon the Remonstrant against Smectymnuus” (essay) 1642
The Reason of Church-Governement Urg'd against Prelaty (essay) 1642
The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce, Restor'd to the Good of Both Sexes from the Bondage of Canon Law (essay) 1643
Areopagitica: A Speech of Mr. John Milton for the Liberty of Unlicenc'd Printing, to the Parlament of England (essay) 1644
The Judgement of Martin Bucer concerning Divorce, Written to Edward the Sixt, in His Second Book of the Kingdom of Christ, and Now Englisht, Wherin a Late Book Restoring the Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce Is Heer Confirm'd and Justify'd By the Authoritie of Martin Bucer (essay) 1644
Of Education: To Master Samuel Hartlib (essay) 1644
Colasterion: A Reply to a Nameless Answer against “The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce” (essay) 1645
Poems of Mr. John Milton, Both English and Latin, Compos'd at Several Times (poetry) 1645
Tetrachordon: Expositions upon the Foure Chief Places in Scripture Which Treat of Marriage, or Nullities in Marriage (essay) 1645
“Observations upon the Articles of Peace with the Irish Rebels” (essay) 1649; published in Articles of Peace Made and Concluded with the Irish Rebels, and Papists, by James Earle of Ormond
The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates, Proving That It is Lawfull, and Hath Been Held so Through All Ages, for Any Who Have the Power, to Call to Account a Tyrant, or Wicked King (essay) 1649
Pro populo anglicano defensio, contra Claudii Anonymi (essay) 1651
Articles of Peace, Union, and Confederation, Concluded and Agreed between His Highness Oliver, Lord Protector Of the Common-wealth of England, Scotland, & Ireland, and the Dominions Thereto Belonging, and the Lords the States General of the United Provinces of the Netherlands (treaty) 1654
Defensio secunda pro populo anglicano (essay) 1654
Considerations Touching the Likeliest Means to Remove Hirelings Out of the Church (essay) 1659
A Treatise of Civil Power in Ecclesiatical Causes, Shewing That It Is Not Lawfull for Any Power on Earth to Compell in Matters of Religion (essay) 1659
Brief Notes upon a Late Sermon, Titl'd, “The Fear of God and the King”; Preached, and Since Publishd, By Matthew Griffith, D. D. (essay) 1660
The Readie & Easie Way to Establish a Free Commonwealth (essay) 1660
Paradise Lost: A Poem Written in Ten Books (poetry) 1667
Paradise Lost: A Poem in Twelve Books [enlarged edition] (poetry) 1674
Accedence Commenc't Grammar, Supply'd with Sufficient Rules, For the Use of Such as, Younger or Elder, Are Desirous, without More Trouble Then Needs, to Attain the Latin Tongue (handbook) 1669
The History of Britain, That Part Especially Now Call'd England, from the First Traditional Beginning, Continu'd to the Norman Conquest (history) 1670
Paradise Regain'd: A Poem in IV Books. To Which Is Added Samson Agonistes (poetry) 1671
Of True Religion, Hœresie, Schism, Toleration, and What Best Means May Be Us'd against the Growth of Popery (essay) 1673
Epistolarum familiarium liber unus: Quibus accesserunt, ejusdem, jam olim in collegio adolescentis, prolusiones quœdam oratoriae (letters and essays) 1674
Mr. John Milton's Character of the Long Parliament and Assembly of Divines in MDCXLI, Omitted in His Other Works, and Never Before Printed (essay) 1681
A Brief History of Moscovia and of Others Less-Known Countries Lying Eastward of Russia as Far as Cathay (history) 1682
Milton's Republican-Letters; or, A Collection of Such as Were Written by Command of the Late Commonwealth of England, from the year 1648 to the Year 1659 (essays) 1682; revised edition, 1694
The Poetical Works of John Milton (poetry) 1695
The Works of Mr. John Milton (essays) 1697
A Complete Collection of the Historical, Political, and Miscellaneous Works of John Milton, Both English and Latin, with Some Papers Never Before Publish'd (essays and poetry) 1698
De doctrina christiana libri duo posthumi (essay) 1825
A Common-place Book of John Milton (prose and poetry) 1876
The Sonnets of John Milton (poetry) 1883
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