Every Englishman believes that Handel now occupies an important positi…

George Bernard Shaw
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Every Englishman believes that Handel now occupies an important position in heaven. If so, le bon Dieu must feel toward him very much as Louis Treize felt toward Richelieu. ✨ Ainslee's Magazine, May, 1913.
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Every Englishman believes that Handel now occupies an important position in heaven. If so, le bon Dieu must feel toward him very much as Louis Treize felt toward Richelieu. ✨ Ainslee's Magazine, May, 1913.

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