Books should to one of these four ends conduce, For wisdom, piety, delight, or use. - John Denham

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Books should to one of these four ends conduce, For wisdom, piety, delight, or use.

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About John Denham

Sir John Denham (1614 or 1615 – 10 March 1669) was a Anglo-Irish poet and courtier. Son of the Chief Baron of Exchequer in Ireland, he was born in Dublin, and educated at Trinity College, Oxford and at Lincoln's Inn in London.

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Alternative Names: Worthy and learned Gent., • Sir John Denham
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But whither am I strayed? I need not raise Trophies to thee from other men's dispraise; Nor is thy fame on lesser ruins built; Nor needs thy juster title the foul guilt Of Eastern kings, who, to secure their reign, Must have their brothers, sons, and kindred slain.
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