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Miltonian, a. and n.|mɪlˈtəʊnɪən|
[f. the name of the poet John Milton + -ian.]
A. adj. Of or relating to Milton, or resembling his style or imagery.
B. n. An admirer or imitator of Milton.
1708J. Philips Cyder i. 1 Thy gift Pomona in Miltonian verse Adventrous I presume to sing. 1816Keats Epist. C. C. Clarke 57 Miltonian storms, and more, Miltonian tenderness. 1842Dickens Let. 19 Oct. (1974) III. 352, I have been going, every day, to write to you about the Miltonians. 1872Lowell Milton Prose Wks. 1890 IV. 76 It is merely a Miltonian way of saying that he took regular exercise. 1907Illustr. London News 4 May 672/1 Nearly all Englishmen are either Shakesperians or Miltonians... Each represents something in the make-up of England. 1947A. J. A. Waldock Paradise Lost i. 9 Grierson..observed, supervised and corrected; but not yet had England produced a New Miltonian. 1960Times 22 Sept. 15/4 The most dyed-in-the-wool Miltonian. |