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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.

John Milton

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What turned up: Apology for Smectymnuus.; Bartlett, Familiar Quotations, ninth edition, John Milton entry; Apology for Smectymnuus.; Wording and named source checked in Bartlett’s published reference; the original work is identified by title and locator. Literary excerpts, not claims of personal spoken testimony.
Work: Apology for Smectymnuus.
Sources checked: gutenberg.orgChecked using manual, 17 October 2026Apology for Smectymnuus.; Bartlett, Familiar Quotations, ninth edition, John Milton entry; Apology for Smectymnuus.; Wording and named source checked in Bartlett’s published reference; the original work is identified by title and locator. Literary excerpts, not claims of personal spoken testimony.

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