John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2715 John Milton 1608-1674 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2715 |
| AUTHOR: | John Milton (1608–1674) |
| QUOTATION: | So dear to heav’n is saintly chastity, That when a soul is found sincerely so, A thousand liveried angels lackey her, Driving far off each thing of sin and guilt, And in clear dream and solemn vision Tell her of things that no gross ear can hear, Till oft converse with heav’nly habitants Begin to cast a beam on th’ outward shape. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Comus. Line 453. |