On the Late Massacre in Piedmont Summary
John Milton

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"On the Late Massacre in Piedmont" is a sonnet likely authored in 1655 written by the early modern English poet John Milton. The poem was inspired by the Easter Massacre of the Waldensian religious group. Probably written shortly after the massacre occurred, the poem was first published in Milton's 1673 collection, Poems. The poem is a passionate condemnation of religious persecution, and an ode to the deaths of the martyrs in Piedmont.