| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 2642 |
| AUTHOR: | John Milton (16081674) |
| QUOTATION: | Revenge, at first though sweet, Bitter ere long back on itself recoils. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Paradise Lost. Book ix. Line 171. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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