How did Samuel Johnson discuss Milton's political life in his writing "The lives of Poet"

Throughout his volumes, Johnson continually addresses the politics of the poets. They were men deeply invested in the current events of their day, to which they continually lent the popularity of their poetic platform. Because many of them belonged to turbulent political climates, their political leanings often landed them in trouble. For Cowley, for example, his royalist sympathies both served and penalized him at various points. The same occurred in Milton's life. These men chose a stance, embedded the politics into their writings, and paid the price when the public swayed from the influence of powerful leaders. In Cowley's case, this resulted in his ending his life in exile from England after the Civil War. At some points even the poet's very life was threatened because of his political sensibilities.