The first and wisest of them all professed To know this only, that he nothing knew. — John Milton
The first and wisest of them all professed To know this only, that he nothing knew.
Paradise Regained · 1671
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Milton, John. "Paradise Regained." John Milton: Major Works, edited by Stephen Orgel and Jonathan Goldberg. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk. 4, I. 293.
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Milton, John. "Paradise Regained." Paradise Regained, A Poem in 4 Books, to which is added Samson Agonistes. London: John Starkey, 1671, bk. 4, I. 293.