John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2830 John Milton 1608-1674 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2830 |
| AUTHOR: | John Milton (1608–1674) |
| QUOTATION: | By this time, like one who had set out on his way by night, and travelled through a region of smooth or idle dreams, our history now arrives on the confines, where daylight and truth meet us with a clear dawn, representing to our view, though at a far distance, true colours and shapes. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The History of England. Book i. |