LāAllegro
LāAllegro, early lyric poem by John Milton, written in 1631 and published in his Poems (1645). It was written in rhymed octosyllabics. A contrasting companion piece to his āIl Penseroso,ā āLāAllegroā invokes the goddess Mirth, with whom the poet wants to live, first in pastoral simplicity and then amid the ābusy hum of menā in cities full of vitality.
This article was most recently revised and updated by Kathleen Kuiper.
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Article Title:
LāAllegro
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published:
26 February 2018
Access Date:
November 14, 2026