John Donne (1572–1631) English poet
VI. Metuit. The physician is afraid
Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions (1624)
“I said then and later that I had conquered my fear quickly and cleanly. That was a lie. But it would have been foolish to play into the hands of my rivals by confirming my weakness. At Monza, I was rigid with fear.”
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