He's using middle English language, and as we read the excerpt, we see that he is speaking more formal
Answer:
The sentence it will introduce will be contrasting to the sentence(s) before that.
Explanation:
E.g. I woke up late. <em>However</em>, I got to school on time.
["However" here contrasted the idea that "I" might be late for school since "I" woke up late]
Milton's famous pastoral elegy is Lycidias.