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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

2685 John Milton 1608-1674 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:2685
AUTHOR:John Milton (1608–1674)
QUOTATION:But who is this, what thing of sea or land,—
Female of sex it seems,—
That so bedeck’d, ornate, and gay,
Comes this way sailing
Like a stately ship
Of Tarsus, bound for th’ isles
Of Javan or Gadire,
With all her bravery on, and tackle trim,
Sails fill’d, and streamers waving,
Courted by all the winds that hold them play,
An amber scent of odorous perfume
Her harbinger?
ATTRIBUTION:Samson Agonistes. Line 710.