In one poem by this author, he denounces "vain, deluding joys" in favor of the "saintly visage" of Melancholy, while in a companion poem he resolves to live with Mirth. One poem by this author urges shepherds to "weep no more" for the drowning of the title character. This author of "Il Penseroso" and "Lycidas" wrote a blank verse epic whose antagonist claims that it is "Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven" from his capital of Pandemonium. For 10 points, name this English poet who described Adam and Eve's expulsion from heaven in Paradise Lost.
a) John Keats
b) William Wordsworth
c) John Donne
d) John Milton

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