John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2749 John Milton 1608-1674 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2749 |
| AUTHOR: | John Milton (1608–1674) |
| QUOTATION: | He touch’d the tender stops of various quills, With eager thought warbling his Doric lay. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Lycidas. Line 188. |