He who would not be frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter in l…

John Milton
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He who would not be frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things ought himself to be a true poem. ✨ 'An Apology for Smectymnuus' (1642) introduction, p. 16
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