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Gilbert K. Chesterton Quotes

Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "And he set to rhyme his ale-measures, And he sang aloud his..."

And he set to rhyme his ale-measures, And he sang aloud his laws, Because of the joy of giants, The joy without a cause.

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