WIST Quotations https://wist.info Wish I'd Said That! Sat, 03 Oct 2026 20:53:38 +0000 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://wist.info/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/little-w-little-box-60x60.jpg valuation – WIST Quotations https://wist.info 32 32 43606282 Chesterton, Gilbert Keith -- “Comparisons” https://wist.info/chesterton-gilbert-keith/55778/ https://wist.info/chesterton-gilbert-keith/55778/#respond Tue, 06 Sep 2022 18:41:21 +0000 Dave https://wist.info/?p=55778 If I set the sun beside the moon,
And if I set the land beside the sea,
And if I set the flower beside the fruit,
And if I set the town beside the country,
And if I set the man beside the woman,
I suppose some fool would talk
     About one being better.

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Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874–1936) English journalist and writer
“Comparisons”

In "The Notebook" (1894-98). BL MS Add. 73334, fo. 5.

The poem, which has no formal title, has been printed in multiple forms. In many cases, the third line (flower/fruit) is omitted. In some cases "tower" is substituted for "town." ]]> https://wist.info/chesterton-gilbert-keith/55778/feed/ 0 55778