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Yes, John Milton indeed reflects on his blindness in both Sonnet 19 ("When I Consider How My Light is Spent") and Sonnet 23 ("Methought I Saw My Late Espousèd Saint"), although in different modes and with varied thematic emphasis. These sonnets are deeply personal and autobiographical, portraying Milton’s struggle with the physical and emotional consequences of his blindness, as well as his evolving understanding of spiritual vision, divine justice, and poetic purpose. The sonnets are not simply confessions of grief but meditative reflections on loss, faith, and perseverance in adversity. In Sonnet 19, the focus is directly on Milton's blindness and his internal struggle with its implications for his spiritual and poetic duties. The opening line, *“When I consider how my light is spent,”* uses “light” metaphorically to indicate both physical sight and intellectual or spiritual illumination. Milton had gone completely blind by 1652, and this sonnet reflects on his frustration that he can no longer use his poetic gift—previously seen as a service to God—in the way he once could. The line *“Ere half my days, in this dark world and wide”* further emphasizes the sense of unfulfilled potential; Milton was still relatively young when he lost his sight, and the phrase “dark world” underscores his blindness both literally and metaphorically. The sonnet also questions the justice of divine expectations: *“Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?”* This rhetorical question raises a theological concern about how one can serve God when deprived of the necessary tools or faculties. It touches on the Puritan understanding of vocation and divine justice, central to Milton’s worldview. The anxiety here is not merely personal but theological and philosophical, reflecting Milton's _______ __________ __________ ____ _________.
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