''To reign is worth ambition though in Hell: .Better to reign in hell, than serve in heav'n.''  

Paradise Lost By John Milton  .

John Milton, (born December 9, 1608, London, England—died November 8?, 1674, London?), English poet, pamphleteer, and historian, considered the most significant English author after William Shakespeare .

He is called Epic Poet. 

He is also called 'A great master of verse in Puritan Period'  .

Notable Works: 

.Paradise Lost (regarded as the greatest epic poem) 

.Paradise Regained

 .Samson Agonistes 

.A Treatise on Christian Doctrine 

.Areopagitica 

.Lycidas 

.Of Education 

.On Shakespeare

 .Of Reformation Touching Church Discipline in England 

.On the Fifth of November