John Milton: Socrates * * * Whom, well inspir'd, the oracle pronounc'd Wisest of men.

Socrates * * * Whom, well inspir'd, the oracle pronounc'd Wisest of men. — John Milton

Socrates * * * Whom, well inspir'd, the oracle pronounc'd Wisest of men.

John Milton

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