John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2585 John Milton 1608-1674 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2585 |
| AUTHOR: | John Milton (1608–1674) |
| QUOTATION: | Abash’d the devil stood, And felt how awful goodness is, and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Paradise Lost. Book iv. Line 846. |