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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

2804 John Milton 1608-1674 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:2804
AUTHOR:John Milton (1608–1674)
QUOTATION:For other things mild Heav’n a time ordains,
And disapproves that care, though wise in show,
That with superfluous burden loads the day,
And when God sends a cheerful hour, refrains.
ATTRIBUTION:Sonnet xxi. To Cyriac Skinner.