G.K. Chesterton 1874–1936 English essayist, novelist, and poet. On Chesterton: see Belloc (16), Epitaphs (6)
1. Are they clinging to their crosses, F. E. Smith? ( satirizing F. E. Smith 's response to the Welsh Disestablishment Bill ) ‘Antichrist’ (1915)
2. Talk about the pews and steeples And the Cash that goes therewith! But the souls of Christian peoples… Chuck it, Smith! ‘Antichrist’ (1915)
3. The gallows in my garden, people say, Is new and neat and adequately tall. I tie the noose on in a knowing way As one that knots his necktie for a ball; But just as all the neighbours—on the wall— Are drawing a long breath to shout ‘Hurray!’ The strangest whim has seized me…. After all I think I will not hang myself today. ‘Ballade of Suicide’ (1915)
4. I tell you naught for your comfort, Yea, naught for your desire, Save that the sky grows darker yet And the sea rises higher. The Ballad of the White Horse (1911) bk. 1
5. For the great Gaels of Ireland Are the men that God made mad, For all their wars are merry, And all their songs are sad. The Ballad of the White Horse (1911) bk. 2
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How to cite this entry: " G. K. Chesterton " Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. by Elizabeth Knowles. Oxford University Press Inc. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. 10 February 2012
