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] |