John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2672 John Milton 1608-1674 John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 2672 |
AUTHOR: | John Milton (1608–1674) |
QUOTATION: | The childhood shows the man, As morning shows the day. 1 |
ATTRIBUTION: | Paradise Regained. Book iv. Line 220. |
Note 1. The child is father of the man.—William Wordsworth: My Heart Leaps up. [back] |