"Desiderate" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... secure for myself a full and patient hearing. With this view, I have written a book. But next, instead of waiting for the slow verdict of Public Opinion, (which yet, I know, must come after many days,) I desiderate for the Evidence I have collected, a competent and an impartial Judge. And that is why I dedicate my book to you. If I can but get this case fairly tried, I have no doubt ...
— The Last Twelve Verses of the Gospel According to S. Mark • John Burgon |
