Download or read book A Complete Collection of the Historical, Political, and Miscellaneous Works of John Milton, Vol. 1 of 2 written by John Milton and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-25 with total page 738 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Complete Collection of the Historical, Political, and Miscellaneous Works of John Milton, Vol. 1 of 2: Correctly Printed From the Original Editions, With an Historical and Critical Account of the Life and Writings of the Author; Containing Several Original Papers of His, Never Before Published Caufe and Symptoms of my Difeafei I will'do what you advife me to, that I may not feem to refufe any Affil'tance, that is offered, perhaps from Go I'think 'tis about ten Years, more orlefs, fince I began to perceive, that my Eye-fight grew weak and dim and at the fametime my Spleen and Bowels to be opprefs'd and troubled with Flatus; and tn the Morning, when I be can to read, according to my Cultom, my Eyes grew painful immediately, 5nd to refufe reading, but were refrefh'd after a moderate Exercife of the Body. A certain Iris began to furround the Light of the Candle, if I look ed at it; foon after which, on the left part of the left Eye (for that was fome Years fooner clouded) a Mii'r arofe, which hid every thing on that fide and looking forward, if I ibut my right Eye, Objects appeared fmaller. My ether Eye alfo, for thefe laf't three Years, failing by degrees, fome months before all Sight wasabolifh'd, things, which I look'd upon, feem'd to fwim to the right and left. Certain inveterate Vapours feem to poltefs my Fore head and Temples, which, after Meat efpecially, quite to Evening generally urge and deprefs my Eyes with a fleepy Heavinefs. Nor would I omit, that whilfi: there was as yet fome Remainder of Sight, I no fooner lay down in my bed, and turn'd 'on my fide, but a copious Light dazzled out of my {hut Eyes; and as my Sight diminifh'd, every day Colours gradually more obfcure'fiafh'd out with vehemence but now that the Lucid is in amanner whollyextinet, adireetblacknefs, or elfe fpotted, and, as it were, woven with Alb-colour, is us'd to pour itfelf in. Neverthelefs the confiant and fettled Darknefs, that is before me, as well by Night as by Day, feems nearer to the whitifh than the blackifh; and the Eye rolling itfelf a little, feems to admit I know not what little fmallnefs of Light as thro' a Chink. 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.