The offence is what is improperly called the death of an infant, who has ceased to be, before knowing what existence is, — a result of a nature not to give the slightest inquietude to the most timid imagination; and which can cause no regrets but to the very person who, through a sentiment of shame and pity, has refused to prolong a life begun under the auspices of misery.

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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The offence is what is improperly called the death of an infant, who has ceased to be, before knowing what existence is, — a result of a nature not to give the slightest inquietude to the most timid imagination; and which can cause no regrets but to the very person who, through a sentiment of shame and pity, has refused to prolong a life begun under the auspices of misery." in the context of "Jeremy Bentham, Traités de legislation civile et pénale, 1802 (ed. E. Dumont, transl. 1864 as Theory of Legislation); "Theory of legislation" (Volume 1), The Penal Code, p. 33." to mean that wisdom is timeless.