To desire to write poems that endure-we undertake such a goal certain of two things: that in all likelihood we will fail, and if we succeed we will never know it
Poetry and ambition: essays, 1982-88 (ed. Univ of Michigan Pr, 1988)
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At last, in 1611, was made, under the auspices of King James, the famous King James version; and this is the great literary monument of the English language.
