Quote#Children
It seemed proper indeed to crowd the pages with children, for in real…
Quote byJean Ingelow · 1820–1897
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Fated to Be Free: A Novel (1875), Author's Preface to the American edition, p. iv..
English (original)
It seemed proper indeed to crowd the pages with children, for in real life they run all over; the world is covered thickly with the prints of their little footsteps, though, as a rule, books written for grown-up people are kept almost clear of them.
— Jean Ingelow
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