English poem
To Dr. Hill upon his Petition of the Letter I to Mr. Garrick
by David Garrick (1717–1779)
If 'tis true, as you say, that I've injur'd a letter, I'll change my note soon, and I hope for the better; May the right use of letters, as well as of men, Hereafter be fix'd by the tongue and the pen; Most devoutly I wish that they both have their due, And that I may be never mistaken for U.
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