Wentworth Dillon, 4th Earl of Roscommon Quotes

Wentworth Dillon, 4th Earl of Roscommon , was an Irish nobleman and poet.

✵ 1637 – 18. January 1685
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Famous Wentworth Dillon, 4th Earl of Roscommon Quotes

“Immodest words admit of no defence,
For want of decency is want of sense.”

Source: Essay on Translated Verse (1684), Line 113.

“Remember Milo's end,
Wedged in that timber which he strove to rend.”

Source: Essay on Translated Verse (1684), Line 87.

“The multitude is always in the wrong.”

Source: Essay on Translated Verse (1684), Line 184.

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