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"There was a little girl, And she had a little curl, Right in the middle of her forehead; When she was good she was very, very good, When she was bad she was horrid."
ChildhoodOh, tis a parlous boy; — Childhood
"Oh, tis a parlous boy; Bold, quick, ingenious, forward, capable; Hes all the mothers from the top to toe."
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A child is a human being between the stages of birth and puberty, or between the developmental period of infancy and puberty. The term may also refer to an unborn human being. In English-speaking countries, the legal definition of child generally refers to a minor, in this case as a person younger than the local age of majority, regardless of their physical, mental and sexual development as biolog
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"Better to be driven out from among men than to be disliked of children."
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"When I was a child, I spake as a child. I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things."
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"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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"When the lessons and tasks are all ended, And the school for the day is dismissed, The little ones gather around me, To bid me good-night and be kissed; Oh, the little white arms that encircle My neck in their tender embrace Oh, the smiles that are halos of heaven, Shedding sunshine of love on my face."
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"Behold, my lords, Although the print be little, the whole matter And copy of the father, eye, nose, lip, The trick ofs frown, his forehead, nay, the valley, The pretty dimples of his chin and cheek; his smiles; The very mould and frame of hand, nail, finger."
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