In moments of doubt I cry, ‘Could God Himself create such lovely thing…

George MacDonald
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In moments of doubt I cry, ‘Could God Himself create such lovely things as I dreamed?’ ‘Whence then came thy dream?’ answers Hope. ✨ George MacDonald (2015). Delphi Complete Works of George MacDonald (Illustrated), p.10238, Delphi Classics
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In moments of doubt I cry, ‘Could God Himself create such lovely things as I dreamed?’ ‘Whence then came thy dream?’ answers Hope. ✨ George MacDonald (2015). Delphi Complete Works of George MacDonald (Illustrated), p.10238, Delphi Classics

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