A quotation from Hilaire Belloc
When I am dead, I hope it may be said:
“His sins were scarlet, but his books were read.”
Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953) Franco-British writer, historian [Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc]
Poem (1923), “Epigram 1: On His Books,” Sonnets and Verse
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Belloc, Hilaire - Poem (1923), "Epigram 1: On His Books," Sonnets and Verse | WIST Quotations
When I am dead, I hope it may be said: "His sins were scarlet, but his books were read." Sometimes called "An Author's Hope."Dave (WIST Quotations)
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