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Originating in John Milton's poem Comus; see the quotation from 1634. The proverb every cloud has a silver lining is an allusion to the relevant passage.

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silver lining (plural silver linings)

1. (figurative) A favorable aspect or prospect of a mostly unfavorable event or situation.

   Synonyms: bright side, plus side, eucatastrophe

   Antonyms: downside, drawback, worm in the apple, sticky wicket

   • 1634, John Milton, Comus:

     Was I deceived, or did a sable cloud / Turn forth her silver lining on the night? / I did not err: there does a sable cloud / Turn forth her silver lining on the night, / And casts a gleam over this tufted grove.

   • 2025 February 19, Chris Howe, “Euston: a work in progress”, in RAIL, number 1029, page 45:

     The only silver lining for businesses and local residents was that there was at least an end in sight, and that the new station, once built, would enhance the area and provide improved east-west access for pedestrians.

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