John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2788 John Milton 1608-1674 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2788 |
| AUTHOR: | John Milton (1608–1674) |
| QUOTATION: | The oracles are dumb, No voice or hideous hum Runs through the arched roof in words deceiving. Apollo from his shrine Can no more divine, With hollow shriek the steep of Delphos leaving. No nightly trance or breathed spell Inspires the pale-eyed priest from the prophetic cell. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Hymn on Christ’s Nativity. Line 173. |