John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2810 John Milton 1608-1674 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2810 |
| AUTHOR: | John Milton (1608–1674) |
| QUOTATION: | Truth is as impossible to be soiled by any outward touch as the sunbeam. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce. |
| Note 1. See Bacon, Quotation 44. [back] |