John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2481 John Milton 1608-1674 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2481 |
| AUTHOR: | John Milton (1608–1674) |
| QUOTATION: | Thick as autumnal leaves that strow the brooks In Vallombrosa, where th’ Etrurian shades High over-arch’d imbower. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Paradise Lost. Book i. Line 302. |