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Excerpt from Ramblings in the Elucidation of the Autograph of Milton
In 1859, there appeared in the sale catalogue of the collection of Manuscripts formed by the late Mr. Dawson Turner, what pur ported to be the autographic receipt of the Poet in 1669, for the pay ment of the third five pounds he had received from Simmons for the copyright of his Paradise Lost. When we saw the fac-simile of that document, we felt certain, that neither that nor the Signature to the Singer document could be in the autograph of Milton. We then entered into an investigation of all the known Manu scripts considered to be in the handwriting of the Poet, and soon dis covered, that the well-known original document for the sale in 1667 of the Paradise Lost of Milton, preserved in the Manuscript Department of the British Museum, did not bear the autograph signature of Milton; the document itself being either an attested copy, or, if the original, the Signature was subscribed by procuration, owing to the Poet being at that period totally blind. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
