John Masefield, Everlasting Mercy, Stanza 67.
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Lord, give to men who are old and rougher The things that little children suffer, And let keep bright and undefiled The young years of the little child.
— John Masefield on Childhood
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "Childhood" (Quotes, Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations: Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 109-113.)
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About John Masefield
John Edward Masefield, OM (1 June 1878 – 12 May 1967) was an English poet and writer; he was Poet Laureate from 1930 until his death.
About John Masefield
John Edward Masefield, OM (1 June 1878 – 12 May 1967) was an English poet and writer; he was Poet Laureate from 1930 until his death.
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