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CHARLES JEAN MARIE LOYSON (PERE HYACINTHE) French pulpit orator, divine and theologian (1827 - 1912) For what this whirlwind all aflame?   This thunderstroke of hellish ire,     Setting the universe afire?       While millions upon millions came         Into a very storm of war?           For a scrap of paper.             [Fr., Pourquoi cette trombe enflammee               Qui vient foudroyer l'univers?                 Cet embrasement de l'enfer?                   Ce tourbillonnement d'armees                     Par mille milliers de milliers?                       --C'est pour un chiffon de papier.]       - Pour un Chiffon de Papier,         (translated by Edward Brabbook), in "Notes and Queries", Jan. 6, 1917, p. 5         [War] Last Revised: 2008 April 9 Copyright © 1999-2008 John C. Shepard. All Rights Reserved. The GIGA name and logo are trademarks registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office by John C. Shepard.  WWW.GIGA-USA.COM     Back to Top of Page

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