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Gilbert K. Chesterton Quotes

Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "The poetic does not misrepresent the speech one half so much..."

The poetic does not misrepresent the speech one half so much as the speech misrepresents the soul.

Gilbert K. Chesterton

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