John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2690 John Milton 1608-1674 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2690 |
| AUTHOR: | John Milton (1608–1674) |
| QUOTATION: | Nothing is here for tears, nothing to wail Or knock the breast, no weakness, no contempt, Dispraise, or blame,—nothing but well and fair, And what may quiet us in a death so noble. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Samson Agonistes. Line 1721. |