John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2667 John Milton 1608-1674 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2667 |
| AUTHOR: | John Milton (1608–1674) |
| QUOTATION: | Rocks whereon greatest men have oftest wreck’d. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Paradise Regained. Book ii. Line 228. |