The Acrostic Paradise Lost by John Milton and Terrance Lindall

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recognized as President Emeritus, after which he became the 19th president of St.
Bonaventure University (NY), where he served from 1994 to 2003, rounding out 25 years
of service as a university president. During all this time he maintained his passion for
collecting the poets John Milton and George Herbert.
Wickenheiser has written and spoken widely to various audiences, scholarly and other; he
edited a two-issue edition of The Princeton University Library Chronicle devoted to the
50 th anniversary of highly regarded collector, Robert H. Taylor, and his renowned
collection of English Literature in the Robert H. Taylor Collection, providing a key
introduction and overview of the collector and his collection.
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[If you don’t want all of the following, here is an abbreviated version:
After his retirement in 2003, Wickenheiser devoted himself to writing and his recent
publication in 2008 of his book on his Milton collection, a collection now bearing his
name at the University of South Carolina, is much heralded and praised for its content
and book design.
He is preesently completing his book on his extensive collection of the! 17 th /century!
poet,!George Herbert, ranging from the 17 th to the 21 st century.]
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delete everything; I can readily live with that. This is YOUR Commentary about YOUR
accomplishments and achievements, and THAT is ALL that counts, okay!! ––
After his retirement in 2003, Wickenheiser devoted himself to writing and his recent
publication in 2008 of his book on his Milton collection, a collection now bearing his
name at the University of South Carolina, is much heralded as a “grand collecting and
cataloguing achievement,” with “devotion to purpose. . .[and] attention to bibliographical
detail. Future Miltonists will be forever obliged to [him] for all phases of [his] extremely
rewarding work” (Arthur Freeman, former Harvard faculty member, now residing and
writing in London).
Others have said about the book:
“What a wonderful book, both in content and in book production! There are a great
many items here –– particularly some of the illustrative materials –– that I have never
seen before. The reproductions of art work and other materials are outstandingly fine.