Read the passage. How soon hath Time, the subtle thief of youth, Stolen on his wing my three and twentieth year! My hasting days fly on with full career, But my late spring no bud or blossom showeth. Perhaps my semblance might deceive the truth, That I to manhood am arrived so near, And inward ripeness doth much less appear, That some more timely-happy spirits endueth. in the octave from sonnet VII by john molton, how does the speaker feel about having not yet created a great body of work?

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Bart

16 December, 20:25

Read the passage. How soon hath Time, the subtle thief of youth, Stolen on his wing my three and twentieth year! My hasting days fly on with full career, But my late spring no bud or blossom showeth. Perhaps my semblance might deceive the truth, That I to manhood am arrived so near, And inward ripeness doth much less appear, That some more timely-happy spirits endueth. in the octave from sonnet VII by john molton, how does the speaker feel about having not yet created a great body of work?

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Hailey Young · Answer 1

I believe Milton is quite worried in this octave.

He says that he is already nearing adulthood (23 years), and he still hasn't created a masterpiece. This makes him worried about whether he is ever going to do that or achieve his goals. Little did he know that he would - he wrote Paradise Lost/Regained when he was blind.