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He's armed without that's innocent within.
He's armed without that's innocent within.
 O God, keep me innocent; make others great!
 [Fr., O mon Dieu, conserve-moi innocente, donne la grandeur aux 
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 O God, keep me innocent; make others great!
 [Fr., O mon Dieu, conserve-moi innocente, donne la grandeur aux 
autres.] 
Innocent as a dove you will harm no one, but wise as a serpent no one will harm you.
Innocent as a dove you will harm no one, but wise as a serpent no one will harm you.
It is well for the heart to be naive and the mind not to be.
It is well for the heart to be naive and the mind not to be.
No, it is not only our fate but our business to lose innocence, and once we have lost that, it read more
No, it is not only our fate but our business to lose innocence, and once we have lost that, it is futile to attempt a picnic in Eden.
The innocent and the beautiful Have no enemy but time
The innocent and the beautiful Have no enemy but time
 An age that melts with unperceiv'd decay,
 And glides in modest innocence away.  
 An age that melts with unperceiv'd decay,
 And glides in modest innocence away. 
 We become innocent when we are unfortunate.
 [Fr., On devient innocent quand on est malheureux.]  
 We become innocent when we are unfortunate.
 [Fr., On devient innocent quand on est malheureux.] 
 To see a world in a grain of sand,
 And a heaven in a wild flower:
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 To see a world in a grain of sand,
 And a heaven in a wild flower:
  Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
   And eternity in an hour.