| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 2513 |
| AUTHOR: | John Milton (16081674) |
| QUOTATION: | With grave Aspect he rose, and in his rising seemd A pillar of state; deep on his front engraven Deliberation sat, and public care; And princely counsel in his face yet shone, Majestic though in ruin: sage he stood, With Atlantean shoulders, fit to bear The weight of mightiest monarchies; his look Drew audience and attention still as night Or summers noontide air. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Paradise Lost. Book ii. Line 300. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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