John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2793 John Milton 1608-1674 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2793 |
| AUTHOR: | John Milton (1608–1674) |
| QUOTATION: | Thy liquid notes that close the eye of day. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Sonnet to the Nightingale. |
| Note 1. See Chaucer, Quotation 57. [back] |