John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2620 John Milton 1608-1674 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2620 |
| AUTHOR: | John Milton (1608–1674) |
| QUOTATION: | There swift return Diurnal, merely to officiate light Round this opacous earth, this punctual spot. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Paradise Lost. Book viii. Line 21. |