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

2762 John Milton 1608-1674 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:2762
AUTHOR:John Milton (1608–1674)
QUOTATION:And ever against eating cares
Lap me in soft Lydian airs,
Married to immortal verse, 1
Such as the meeting soul may pierce,
In notes with many a winding bout
Of linked sweetness long drawn out.
ATTRIBUTION:L’Allegro. Line 135.
 
Note 1.
Wisdom married to immortal verse.—William Wordsworth: The Excursion, book vii. [back]