When I am dead, I hope it may be said, 'His sins were scarl… - Hilaire Belloc

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When I am dead, I hope it may be said, 'His sins were scarlet, but his books were read.

Hilaire Belloc

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Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc (27 July 1870 – 16 July 1953) was a Franco-English writer and poet, known chiefly for his essays and children's books; he was sometimes referred to by the nickname "Old Thunder". Belloc was also an orator, poet, sailor, satirist, writer of letters, soldier, and political activist.

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Alternative Names: Hilaire Pierre Belloc • Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc

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To welcome home mankind's mysterious friend
Wine, true begetter of all arts that be;
Wine, privilege of the completely free;
Wine the recorder; wine the sagely strong;
Wine, bright avenger of sly-dealing wrong,
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[I]n words lie the seeds of all dissension, and love at its most profound is silent.

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When I am dead, I hope it may be said, 'His sins were scarlet, but his books were read. - Hilaire Belloc

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