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Concerned | 02:23 Sun 12th Sep 2004 | Phrases & Sayings
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What is the origins of the phrase ever clous has a silver lining
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This is from Milton's 'Comus'...
"Was I deceived, or did a sable cloud

Turn forth her silver lining on the night?"

Actually, one of my books of quotations lists the whole thing..."every cloud has a silver lining"...as a 19th century proverb. However, as you can see, the concept was around long before that, since Milton was a 17th century poet.

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