John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2689 John Milton 1608-1674 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2689 |
| AUTHOR: | John Milton (1608–1674) |
| QUOTATION: | And as an ev’ning dragon came, Assailant on the perched roosts And nests in order rang’d Of tame villatic fowl. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Samson Agonistes. Line 1692. |