| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 2762 |
| AUTHOR: | John Milton (16081674) |
| QUOTATION: | And ever against eating cares Lap me in soft Lydian airs, Married to immortal verse, 1 Such as the meeting soul may pierce, In notes with many a winding bout Of linked sweetness long drawn out. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | LAllegro. Line 135. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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