John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2748 John Milton 1608-1674 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2748 |
| AUTHOR: | John Milton (1608–1674) |
| QUOTATION: | So sinks the day-star in the ocean bed, And yet anon repairs his drooping head, And tricks his beams, and with new-spangled ore Flames in the forehead of the morning sky. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Lycidas. Line 168. |