John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2487 John Milton 1608-1674 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2487 |
| AUTHOR: | John Milton (1608–1674) |
| QUOTATION: | Sonorous metal blowing martial sounds: At which the universal host up sent A shout that tore hell’s concave, and beyond Frighted the reign of Chaos and old Night. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Paradise Lost. Book i. Line 540. |