5. Read the lines of verse.
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From Sonnet XIX, by John Milton That murmur, soon replies, “God doth not need Either man’s work or his own gifts; who best Bear his mild yoke, they serve him best. His state Is kingly. Thousands at his bidding speed
And post o’er land and ocean without rest: They also serve who only stand and wait.”
Italian sonnets consist of two parts. Which part of the sonnet is presented here?
the lyric
O the Petrarchan
O the octave
o the sestet