John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2624 John Milton 1608-1674 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2624 |
| AUTHOR: | John Milton (1608–1674) |
| QUOTATION: | Her silent course advance With inoffensive pace, that spinning sleeps On her soft axle. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Paradise Lost. Book viii. Line 163. |