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“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.” (The Ballad of the White Horse Quotes)
G. K. Chesterton
The Ballad of the White Horse
“For the White Horse knew England When there was none to know; He saw the first oar break or bend, He saw heaven fall and the world end, O God, how long ago.”
G. K. Chesterton
The Ballad of the White Horse
“I tell you naught for your comfort, Yea, naught for your desire, Save that the sky grows darker yet And the sea rises higher.”
G. K. Chesterton
The Ballad of the White Horse
“Man is a free knight that might betray his Lord.”
G. K. Chesterton
The Ballad of the White Horse
“People, if you have any prayers, Say prayers for me: And lay me under a Christian stone In that lost land I thought my own, To wait till the holy horn is blown, And all poor men are free.”
G. K. Chesterton
The Ballad of the White Horse
“The great Gaels of Ireland are the men that God made mad, For all their wars are merry, and all their songs are sad.”
G. K. Chesterton
The Ballad of the White Horse
“The high tide!” King Alfred cried. “The high tide and the turn! As a tide turns on the tall grey seas, See how they waver in the trees, How stray their spears, how knock their knees, How wild their watchfires burn!”
G. K. Chesterton
The Ballad of the White Horse
“The men of the east may search the scrolls, For sure fates and fame, But the men that drink the blood of God go singing to their shame.”
G. K. Chesterton
The Ballad of the White Horse
“The men of the East may spell the stars, And times and triumphs mark, But the men signed of the cross of Christ Go gaily in the dark.”
G. K. Chesterton
The Ballad of the White Horse
