China

Milton’s lines preserve for us the belief that Cambalu and Paquin were distinct. Yet before the date of Paradise Lost some English men knew that the two were one; for example. Bacon writes in the New At lant is, a work known to Milton: “Paguin (which is the same with Cambaline [Cambalu]).” Marco Polo tells of Cambalu as follows ’: ’ Now there was on that spot in old times a great and noble city called Cambaluc, which is as ch079.xhtml e 79