John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2566 John Milton 1608-1674 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2566 |
| AUTHOR: | John Milton (1608–1674) |
| QUOTATION: | Flowers of all hue, and without thorn the rose. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Paradise Lost. Book iv. Line 256. |
| Note 1. See Herrick, Quotation 17. [back] |