John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2678 John Milton 1608-1674 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2678 |
| AUTHOR: | John Milton (1608–1674) |
| QUOTATION: | As children gath’ring pebbles on the shore. Or if I would delight my private hours With music or with poem, where so soon As in our native language can I find That solace? |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Paradise Regained. Book iv. Line 330. |