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

2507 John Milton 1608-1674 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:2507
AUTHOR:John Milton (1608–1674)
QUOTATION:Th’ ethereal mould
Incapable of stain would soon expel
Her mischief, and purge off the baser fire,
Victorious. Thus repuls’d, our final hope
Is flat despair. 1
ATTRIBUTION:Paradise Lost. Book ii. Line 139.
 
Note 1.
Our hope is loss, our hope but sad despair.—William Shakespeare: Henry VI. part iii. act ii. sc. 3. [back]