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Quotation from Saint Joan by George Bernard Shaw

“O God that madest this beautiful earth, when will it be ready to receive Thy saints? How long, O Lord, how long?”

George Bernard Shaw (spoken by Joan)

Saint Joan, Epilogue (closing lines) (Project Gutenberg #76323 (Brentano's, 1926))

Portrait of George Bernard Shaw

Left alone after all who praised her have gone, Joan ends the play with a prayer echoing the martyrs of Revelation.

Citation: "O God that madest this beautiful earth, when will it be ready to receive Thy saints? How long, O Lord, how long?" — George Bernard Shaw, Saint Joan, Epilogue (closing lines) (Project Gutenberg #76323 (Brentano's, 1926)). (id shaw-saint-joan-q8)

Virtues: Hope

Portrait: George Bernard Shaw, Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain.

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