| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 2804 |
| AUTHOR: | John Milton (16081674) |
| QUOTATION: | For other things mild Heavn a time ordains, And disapproves that care, though wise in show, That with superfluous burden loads the day, And when God sends a cheerful hour, refrains. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Sonnet xxi. To Cyriac Skinner. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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