John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2547 John Milton 1608-1674 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2547 |
| AUTHOR: | John Milton (1608–1674) |
| QUOTATION: | Sufficient to have stood, though free to fall. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Paradise Lost. Book iii. Line 99. |