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Born in May 29, 1874 / Died in June 14, 1936 / United Kingdom / English

Poems by Gilbert Keith Chesterton

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The New Freethinker

... Flung from his house went forth the youth ...

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A Song of Defeat

...  They have said to each other what naught can smother, ...

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The Mirror Of Madmen

... Then I fell flat, and screamed with grovelling head, ...

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The Song of the Oak

...          King Charles he fled from Worcester fight ...

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A Portrait

... Your soul shall know the smile of faith's ...

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For Four Guilds: I. The Glass-Stainers

...   They walk the streets like sunset clouds ...

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The Ancient Of Days

... But the sails are the four great winds of heaven, ...

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Songs Of Education: IV. Citizenship

...   Thus gains he, with the virile gown, ...

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The Skeleton

... Surely, friends, I might have guessed ...

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The Trinkets

...   With the great heart that a woman has ...

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Sonnet

...   And the grey starlight powdered tower and tree: ...

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Alliterativism

... And respect this somewhat scattered principality ...

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Feast on Wine

... Brings you something else to drink, ...

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The Higher Unity

... by the natives, as there has been a considerable revival of religious customs among the Polynesians ...

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The Escape

...   But you have not caught us yet, my lords, ...