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

2748 John Milton 1608-1674 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:2748
AUTHOR:John Milton (1608–1674)
QUOTATION:So sinks the day-star in the ocean bed,
And yet anon repairs his drooping head,
And tricks his beams, and with new-spangled ore
Flames in the forehead of the morning sky.
ATTRIBUTION:Lycidas. Line 168.