I wondered over again for the hundredth time what could be the princip…

George MacDonald
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I wondered over again for the hundredth time what could be the principle which, in the wildest, most lawless, fantastically chaotic, apparently capricious work of Nature, always kept it beautiful. ✨ George MacDonald (2015). Delphi Complete Works of George MacDonald (Illustrated), p.1681, Delphi Classics
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