John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2509 John Milton 1608-1674 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2509 |
| AUTHOR: | John Milton (1608–1674) |
| QUOTATION: | His red right hand. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Paradise Lost. Book ii. Line 174. |
| Note 1. Rubente dextera.—Horace: Ode i. 2, 2. [back] |