John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2618 John Milton 1608-1674 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2618 |
| AUTHOR: | John Milton (1608–1674) |
| QUOTATION: | A broad and ample road, whose dust is gold, And pavement stars,—as stars to thee appear Seen in the galaxy, that milky way Which nightly as a circling zone thou seest Powder’d with stars. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Paradise Lost. Book vii. Line 577. |