John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2656 John Milton 1608-1674 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2656 |
| AUTHOR: | John Milton (1608–1674) |
| QUOTATION: | How gladly would I meet Mortality my sentence, and be earth Insensible! how glad would lay me down As in my mother’s lap! |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Paradise Lost. Book x. Line 775. |