Hilaire Belloc's Quote - Matilda told such dreadful lies,It made one gasp and stretch o

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Matilda told such dreadful lies,
It made one gasp and stretch ones eyes;
Her aunt, who from her earliest youth,
Had kept a strict regard for truth,
Attempted to believe Matilda:
The effort very nearly killed her. – Hilaire Belloc

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When I am dead, I hope it may be said: His sins were scarlet, but his books were read. – Hilaire Belloc

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I shoot the Hippopotamus
With bullets made of platinum,
Because if I use leaden ones
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