I must admit, sir, that I have modified the verses a little… - Michael Moorcock

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I must admit, sir, that I have modified the verses a little, to allow for the new things I have learned, so I am an unreliable source of truth, sir, save in its most fundamental sense. Like a majority of poets, sir.

Michael Moorcock

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Michael Moorcock (born 18 December 1939) is a prolific British writer and editor, long known for his SF and fantasy works and now also for literary novels.

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Pen Names: Bill Barclay • William Ewert Barclay • Michael Barrington • Edward P. Bradbury • James Colvin • Warwick Colvin, Jr. • Philip James • Desmond Reid

Birth Name: Michael John Moorcock

Alternative Names: Hank Janson

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I must admit, sir, that I have modified the verses a little, to allow for the new things I have learned, so I am an unreliable source of truth, sir, … - Michael Moorcock

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