John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2644 John Milton 1608-1674 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2644 |
| AUTHOR: | John Milton (1608–1674) |
| QUOTATION: | Smiles from reason flow, To brute deny’d, and are of love the food. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Paradise Lost. Book ix. Line 239. |