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Francis Pharcellus Church was an American writer and editor, best known for his famous Christmas poem 'Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus,' published in The New York Sun.

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Famous Francis Pharcellus Church Quotes

“You may tear apart the baby's rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could tear apart.”

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Author:Francis Pharcellus Church

“Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world.”

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Book:Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa

Source: Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa

“The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that’s no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world.”

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Author:Francis Pharcellus Church

About the Author

Born: February 22, 1839
Died: April 11, 1906
Known for: Author
Quotes: 8

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Yes Virginia, There Is a SantaRelated source material

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