I look to seize writers with love for Homer or Milton’s work (2,9)
I believe the answer is:
il penseroso
'homer or milton's work' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'i look to seize writers with love' is the wordplay.
'look' becomes 'lo' (archaic exclamation meaning 'look!').
'to seize' indicates putting letters inside.
'writers' becomes 'pens' (writing implements).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'love' becomes 'eros' (Greek god of love).
'pens'+'eros'='penseros'
'lo' placed around 'penseros' is 'lpenseroso'.
'i'+'lpenseroso'='IL PENSEROSO'
'for' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for il penseroso that I've seen before include "poetry" , "Milton's melancholic work" , "poem" .)