• A child is beset with long traditions. And his infancy is so old, so old, that the mere adding of years in the life to follow will not seem to throw it further back - it is already so far.

  Alice Meynell
  British poet, writer 1847-1922
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Subjects in these quotes:

1. traditions
2. infancy
3. further
4. already
5. throw

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A child is beset with long traditions. And his infancy is so old, so old, that the mere adding of years in the life to follow will not seem to throw it further back - it is already so far. by : Alice Meynell

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