John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2814 John Milton 1608-1674 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2814 |
| AUTHOR: | John Milton (1608–1674) |
| QUOTATION: | He who would not be frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things ought himself to be a true poem. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Apology for Smectymnuus. |