John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2480 John Milton 1608-1674 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2480 |
| AUTHOR: | John Milton (1608–1674) |
| QUOTATION: | His spear, to equal which the tallest pine Hewn on Norwegian hills to be the mast Of some great ammiral were but a wand, He walk’d with to support uneasy steps Over the burning marle. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Paradise Lost. Book i. Line 292. |