"Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heaven” writer (6)

I believe the answer is:

milton

(Other definitions for milton that I've seen before include "Bucks new town" , "Comus poet" , "Blind poet of ` `Paradise Lost' '" , "English poet (Lycidas)" , "Great poet of 'Paradise Lost'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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