2 Maccabees 15:38

And if I have done well, and as is fitting the story, it is that which I desired: but if slenderly and meanly, it is that which I could attain to.

And if I have done well, and as is fitting the story, it is that which I desired: but if slenderly and meanly, it is that which I could attain unto.

If I have written well and to the point in my story, this is what I myself desired; but if its poorly done and mediocre, this is the best I could do.