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

4455 William Cowper 1731-1800 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:4455
AUTHOR:William Cowper (1731–1800)
QUOTATION:Ages elapsed ere Homer’s lamp appear’d,
And ages ere the Mantuan swan was heard:
To carry nature lengths unknown before,
To give a Milton birth, ask’d ages more.
ATTRIBUTION:Table Talk. Line 556.