• Heaven lies about us in our infancy! Shades of the prison-house begin to close upon the growing boy.

  William Wordsworth
  English poet 1770-1850
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Subjects in these quotes:

1. prison-house
2. growing
3. begin
4. close

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Heaven lies about us in our infancy! Shades of the prison-house begin to close upon the growing boy. by : William Wordsworth

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