John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2513 John Milton 1608-1674 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2513 |
| AUTHOR: | John Milton (1608–1674) |
| QUOTATION: | With grave Aspect he rose, and in his rising seem’d 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 summer’s noontide air. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Paradise Lost. Book ii. Line 300. |