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Quotation from Oroonoko by Aphra Behn

“Thus died this great Man, worthy of a better Fate, and a more sublime Wit than mine to write his Praise”

Aphra Behn (spoken by Narrator)

Oroonoko, Closing paragraph

The narrator's short epitaph after the execution, hoping her pen will preserve Caesar's and Imoinda's names.

Citation: "Thus died this great Man, worthy of a better Fate, and a more sublime Wit than mine to write his Praise" — Aphra Behn, Oroonoko, Closing paragraph. (id behn-oroonoko-q8)

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