Yet I argue not Against Heav'n's hand or will, nor bate a jot Of heart or hope; but still bear up and steer Right onward.
John Milton
Where these words come from
- 85% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Sonnet xxii. To Cyriac Skinner.; Bartlett, Familiar Quotations, ninth edition, John Milton entry; Sonnet xxii. To Cyriac Skinner.; Wording and named source checked in Bartlett’s published reference; the original work is identified by title and locator. Literary excerpts, not claims of personal spoke
- Sonnet xxii. To Cyriac Skinner.
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