John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2542 John Milton 1608-1674 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2542 |
| AUTHOR: | John Milton (1608–1674) |
| QUOTATION: | And fast by, hanging in a golden chain, This pendent world, in bigness as a star Of smallest magnitude, close by the moon. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Paradise Lost. Book ii. Line 1051. |