Blog talk:Vae Victis/Trivia: Choose Watcher as your Profession (The Great Game Connection Card)/@comment-6042046-20130428222707
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Milton, it's true. :) Yours is a good analysis of FL's usage.
http://misterarendt.deviantart.com/art/Fallen-London-Inspirations-G-K-Chesterton-284302926?q=gallery%3Amisterarendt%2F34861635&qo=9
G.K. Chesterton and T.S. Eliot also rank among inspirations.