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Milton went blind working for the English Republic. His service to the government
often required that he stay up late reading and writing. This caused him to lose his sight.
The poem takes the form of a Petrarchan sonnet. Petrarchan sonnets traditionally
focus on love and romance, but Milton subverts this in order to explore his relationship with
God.
Milton fears that his blindness will prevent him from doing God's work. Patience tells
him that even his idleness is useful to God if he continues to have faith.
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