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A mind conscious of innocence laughs at the lies of rumor.
A mind conscious of innocence laughs at the lies of rumor.
E'en drunken Andrew felt the blow
That innocence can give,
When its resistless accents flow
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E'en drunken Andrew felt the blow
That innocence can give,
When its resistless accents flow
To bid affection live.
What can innocence hope for,
When such as sit her judges are corrupted!
What can innocence hope for,
When such as sit her judges are corrupted!
There is no aphrodisiac like innocence.
There is no aphrodisiac like innocence.
As innocent as a new-laid egg.
As innocent as a new-laid egg.
We were as twinned lambs that did frisk i' th' sun,
And bleat the one at th' other. What read more
We were as twinned lambs that did frisk i' th' sun,
And bleat the one at th' other. What we changed
Was innocence for innocence; we knew not
The doctrine of ill-doing, nor dreamed
That any did.
The few wonders of the world only exist while there are those with the sight to see them.
The few wonders of the world only exist while there are those with the sight to see them.
O, white innocence,
That thou shouldst wear the mask of guilt to hide
Thine awful and serenest read more
O, white innocence,
That thou shouldst wear the mask of guilt to hide
Thine awful and serenest countenance
From those who know thee not!
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.
