Miserable, bitter line recalled Milton’s work (7)
I believe the answer is:
lycidas
'milton's work' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.
'miserable bitter line recalled' is the wordplay.
'miserable' becomes 'sad' (similar in meaning).
'bitter' becomes 'icy' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'line' becomes 'l' (used when specifying particular lines from a poem).
'recalled' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (to recall can mean to bring something back).
'sad'+'icy'+'l'='sadicyl'
'sadicyl' reversed gives 'LYCIDAS'.
Can you help me to learn more?
