Samson Agonistes

Samson Agonistes (1671)
by John Milton

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Samson Agonistes is a drama, although not one intended for the stage, by the 17th-century English poet John Milton. When published in 1671 it was 'added' to Paradise Regain'd.
Lines are numbered every ten lines. There are errors in the placement of these numbers, which have been replicated as per the printed text. This is further aggravated by the addition of the 10 lines as identified in the 'Omissa'. Past line 999, the numbering restarts at 10. As the work is one continuous text, these line numbers have had 1000 added to them (e.g. line 30 becomes line 1030).

SAMSON

AGONISTES,

A

DRAMATIC POEM.

The Author

JOHN MILTON.

Aristot. Poet. Cap. 6

Τραγωδία μίμησις πράξεως σπουδαίας, &c.

Tragædia est imitatio actionis seriæ, &c. Per misericordiam &
metum perficiens talium affectuum lustrationem.

LONDON,

Printed by J. M. for John Starkey at the
Mitre in Fleetstreet, near Temple-Bar,
MDCLXXI.

Contents (not listed in original)

This work was published before January 1, 1928, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.