They are idols of hearts and of households;
They are angels of God in disguise;
His sunlight still sleeps in their tresses,
His glory still gleams in their eyes;
Those truants from home and from Heaven
They have made me more manly and mild;
And I know now how Jesus could liken
The kingdom of God to a child.
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Childhood has no forebodings; but then, it is soothed by no
memories of outlived sorrow.
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memories of outlived sorrow.
Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.
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By sports like these are all their cares beguil'd,
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By sports like these are all their cares beguil'd,
The sports of children satisfy the child.
There are perhaps no days of our childhood we lived so fully as those we spent with a favorite book.
There are perhaps no days of our childhood we lived so fully as those we spent with a favorite book.
Besides, they always smell of bread and butter.
Besides, they always smell of bread and butter.
It is never too late to have a happy childhood
It is never too late to have a happy childhood
'Tis not a life,
'Tis but a piece of childhood thrown away.
'Tis not a life,
'Tis but a piece of childhood thrown away.
