John Milton (1608–1674) An Apology for Smectymnuus with the Reason of Church-Government (London: John Rothwell, [1654]). Ee.3.33, pp.12-13.
In his Apology for Smectymnuus (first published in 1642), Milton reminisces about his college days, refuting the accusation that he was sent down from Cambridge after an ‘inordinat and riotous youth’. In fact, it appears that Milton was indeed rusticated, possibly for insubordination, after a serious altercation with his first Cambridge tutor, William Chappell, at some time in 1626. However, on p.12 (the left-hand page here), Milton can still assert that his time at college was a happy and profitable one, marked by the ‘kindnesse and loving respect’ of his tutors—contrary to his experience of university life in general.