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Innocence is always unsuspicious.
Innocence is always unsuspicious.
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.
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.
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.
But thus: if powers divine
Behold our human actions, as they do,
I doubt not then but read more
But thus: if powers divine
Behold our human actions, as they do,
I doubt not then but innocence shall make
False accusation blush and tyranny
Tremble at patience.
The innocent and the beautiful Have no enemy but time
The innocent and the beautiful Have no enemy but time
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.
Hence, bashful cunning,
And prompt me, plain and holy innocence!
Hence, bashful cunning,
And prompt me, plain and holy innocence!
Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.
Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.