"And who in time knows whither we may vent the treasure of our tongue, to what strange shores this gain of our best glories shall be sent, 't unknowing Nations with our stores? What worlds in the yet unformed Occident may come refined with the accents that are ours?"

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Source: Samuel Daniel, “Musophilus Containing A General Defence Of All Learning (Ex”

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Samuel Daniel

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Samuel Daniel was an English poet and playwright known for his exploration of love and truth in works like 'The Complaint of Rosamond.'

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