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Q: Who remarked about his father as given below: “My father destined me from my infancy to the study of polite literature, which I embraced with such avidity, that from the age of twelve, I hardly ever retired from my books before midnight.”
  • A. John Milton
  • B. William Wordsworth
  • C. Lord Alfred Tennyson
  • D. John Galsworthy
Correct Answer: Option A - John Milton remarked about his father – My father destined me from my infancy to the study of polite literature, which I embraced with such avidity, that from the age of twelve, I hardly ever retired from my books before midnight. Source : A Critical History of English Literature, Volume I – David Diaches.
A. John Milton remarked about his father – My father destined me from my infancy to the study of polite literature, which I embraced with such avidity, that from the age of twelve, I hardly ever retired from my books before midnight. Source : A Critical History of English Literature, Volume I – David Diaches.

Explanations:

John Milton remarked about his father – My father destined me from my infancy to the study of polite literature, which I embraced with such avidity, that from the age of twelve, I hardly ever retired from my books before midnight. Source : A Critical History of English Literature, Volume I – David Diaches.