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| John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
| NUMBER: | 2507 |
| AUTHOR: | John Milton (1608–1674) |
| QUOTATION: | Th’ ethereal mould Incapable of stain would soon expel Her mischief, and purge off the baser fire, Victorious. Thus repuls’d, our final hope Is flat despair. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Paradise Lost. Book ii. Line 139. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
| Note 1. Our hope is loss, our hope but sad despair.—William Shakespeare: Henry VI. part iii. act ii. sc. 3. [back] |
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