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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

2672 John Milton 1608-1674 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:2672
AUTHOR:John Milton (1608–1674)
QUOTATION:The childhood shows the man,
As morning shows the day. 1
ATTRIBUTION:Paradise Regained. Book iv. Line 220.
 
Note 1.
The child is father of the man.—William Wordsworth: My Heart Leaps up. [back]