John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2730 John Milton 1608-1674 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2730 |
| AUTHOR: | John Milton (1608–1674) |
| QUOTATION: | His rod revers’d, And backward mutters of dissevering power. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Comus. Line 816. |