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Gilbert K. Chesterton Quotes

Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "Nothing is poetical if plain daylight is not poetical; and no..."

Nothing is poetical if plain daylight is not poetical; and no monster should amaze us if the normal man does not amaze.

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