John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2769 John Milton 1608-1674 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2769 |
| AUTHOR: | John Milton (1608–1674) |
| QUOTATION: | Sweet bird, that shun’st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy! |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Il Penseroso. Line 61. |