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.
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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." — Alice Meynell
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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. — Alice Meynell
About Alice Meynell
Alice Meynell was a Poet from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1847–1922).
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This quote is attributed to Alice Meynell, a Poet from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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Alice Meynell lived from 1847 – 1922.