John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2761 John Milton 1608-1674 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2761 |
| AUTHOR: | John Milton (1608–1674) |
| QUOTATION: | Such sights as youthful poets dream On summer eves by haunted stream. Then to the well-trod stage anon, If Jonson’s learned sock be on, Or sweetest Shakespeare, Fancy’s child, Warble his native wood-notes wild. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | L’Allegro. Line 129. |