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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.