E.E. Cummings (1894–1962) American poet
Essay in the anthology The War Poets (1945) edited by Oscar Williams
“I do profess to be no less than I seem; to serve him truly that will put me in trust: to love him that is honest; to converse with him that is wise, and says little; to fear judgment; to fight when I cannot choose; and to eat no fish.”
Source: King Lear
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