John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2590 John Milton 1608-1674 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2590 |
| AUTHOR: | John Milton (1608–1674) |
| QUOTATION: | Now morn, her rosy steps in th’ eastern clime Advancing, sow’d the earth with orient pearl, When Adam wak’d, so custom’d; for his sleep Was aery light, from pure digestion bred. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Paradise Lost. Book v. Line 1. |