John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2727 John Milton 1608-1674 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2727 |
| AUTHOR: | John Milton (1608–1674) |
| QUOTATION: | It is for homely features to keep home,— They had their name thence; coarse complexions And cheeks of sorry grain will serve to ply The sampler and to tease the huswife’s wool. What need a vermeil-tinctur’d lip for that, Love-darting eyes, or tresses like the morn? |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Comus. Line 748. |