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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONNET: 11. ON THE DETRACTION FOLLOWED MY WRITING TREATISES, by JOHN MILTON Recitation Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: A book was writ of late called tetrachordon
Last Line: When thou taught'st cambridge, and king edward greek.
Variant Title(s): The Detraction Which Followed Upon Writing Certain Treatises;sonnet 11;on The Detraction Which Followed Upon My Writing Certain Treatises
Subject(s): Books; Reading
First Line: A book was writ of late called tetrachordon
Last Line: When thou taught'st cambridge, and king edward greek.
Variant Title(s): The Detraction Which Followed Upon Writing Certain Treatises;sonnet 11;on The Detraction Which Followed Upon My Writing Certain Treatises
Subject(s): Books; Reading
A BOOK was writ of late called Tetrachordon,
And woven close, both matter, form and style;
The subject new: it walked the town awhile,
Numbring good intellects; now seldom pored on.
Cries the stall-reader, bless us! what a word on
A title page is this! and some in file
Stand spelling false, while one might walk to Mile-
End Green. Why is it harder, Sirs, than Gordon,
Colkitto, or Macdonnel, or Galasp?
Those rugged names to our like mouths grow sleek
That would have made Quintilian stare and gasp.
Thy age, like ours, O soul of Sir John Cheek,
Hated not learning worse than toad or asp;
When thou taught'st Cambridge, and King Edward Greek.
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