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Quotation from Lepanto by G. K. Chesterton
“The hidden room in man's house where God sits all the year, The secret window whence the world looks small and very dear.”
Lepanto, Stanza 8 (Poems, 1915)
Pope Pius's chapel, where in prayer he sees the battle from afar.
Citation: "The hidden room in man's house where God sits all the year, The secret window whence the world looks small and very dear." — G. K. Chesterton, Lepanto, Stanza 8 (Poems, 1915). (id lepanto-q4)
Portrait: The Battle of Lepanto, 7 October 1571, Unidentified painter, Public domain.
