Which of the following works is not written by John Milton?

Option 4 : The Passionate Pilgrim

The correct answer is 'The Passionate Pilgrim'.

• The Passion Pilgrim refers to an anthology of twenty poems published by English printer and publisher William Jaggard in 1599 that were attributed to William Shakespeare.
• Jaggard published this collection after realizing the popular demand for Shakespeare's sonnets.
• However, critics believe that only five out of the twenty poems were actually written by Shakespeare.
• Out of the five poems , two are sonnets, which were later published in Shakespeare's sonnet collection in 1609 (sonnet 138 and sonnet 144).
• The other three poems have been extracted from Shakespeare's play Love's Labour's Lost.
• Poems 8 and 10 in the anthology were written by poet Richard Barnfield.
• While poem 11 was written by poet Bartholomew Griffin and poem 19 by Christopher Marlowe.

Thus, it is clear that Option 4 is the correct answer.

• "When I Consider How My Light is Spent" (Also known as "On His Blindness") published in  1673 is one of the most famous sonnets by John Milton. It describes Milton's frustration on losing his vision.
•  On the Late Massacre of Piedmont is a sonnet by Milton which is inspired by the Easter massacre (1655) on Waldensians in Piedmont (Northern Italy) who refused to adopt Catholicism. It is a Petrarchan style sonnet and explores the themes of good and evil, freedom and oppression.
• Ode on the Morning of Christ's Nativity published in 1645 which describes the birth of Christ. The poem explores religion and coming of age.