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Bibliography: Il Penseroso by Milton, John
- Title
- Il Penseroso
- Author
- Milton, John
- Date
- 1631
- Genre
- poetry
- Note Source
- Alexander's Bridge Epilogue
- Note Relating to Cather
- In the Epilogue to Alexander's Bridge, Lucius Wilson characterizes Winifred Alexander's grief for her husband by recalling line 42 from Il Penseroso: "Forget thyself to Marble."