Social Commentaries
On His Books
From Sonnets and Verse (1923)
Social Commentaries
When I am dead, I hope it may be said:
“His sins were scarlet, but his books were read.”
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MLA
Belloc, Hilaire. “On His Books.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/belloc/155/.
Chicago
Belloc, Hilaire. “On His Books.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/belloc/155/.
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