"Milton, thou should'st be living at this hour. England hath need of thee." Indeed. But who was it, summoning his ghost ?
Correct answer: C. William Wordsworth
- A. Horatio Herbert Kitchener
- B. William Blake
- C. William Wordsworth
- D. John Keats
Explanation
The line appears in Wordsworth’s sonnet “London, 1802,” in which he calls upon Milton’s moral and poetic example to revive England. The wording “England hath need of thee” is the key identifying clue.
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