" When the long grey lines came flooding upon Paris in the plain, We stood and drank of the last free air we never could taste again: They had led us back from the lost battle, to halt we knew not where And stilled us; and our gaping guns were dumb with our despair. The grey tribes flowed for ever from the infinite lifeless lands And a Norman to a Breton spoke, his chin upon his hands. "There was an end to Ilium; and an end came to Rome; And a man plays on a painted stage in the land that he calls home; Arch after arch of triumph, but floor beyond falling floor, That lead to a low door at last; and beyond there is no door." And the Breton to the Norman spoke, like a small child spoke he, And his sea-blue eyes were empty as his home beside the sea: "There are more windows in one house than there are eyes to see, There are more doors in a man‟s house, but God has hid the key: Ruin is a builder of windows; her legend witnesseth.."
| Author: G. K. Chesterton |
| Publisher: Culturea |
| Publication Date: Jun 25, 2023 |
| Number of Pages: 40 pages |
| Binding: Paperback or Softback |
| ISBN-10: NA |
| ISBN-13: 9791041817924 |
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