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We were as twinned lambs that did frisk i' th' sun,
And bleat the one at th' other. What read more
We were as twinned lambs that did frisk i' th' sun,
And bleat the one at th' other. What we changed
Was innocence for innocence; we knew not
The doctrine of ill-doing, nor dreamed
That any did.
Every life is march from innocence, through temptation, to virtue or vice.
Every life is march from innocence, through temptation, to virtue or vice.
Innocence is always unsuspicious.
Innocence is always unsuspicious.
The innocent and the beautiful Have no enemy but time
The innocent and the beautiful Have no enemy but time
All things truly wicked start from innocence.
All things truly wicked start from innocence.
Innocence is like polished armor; it adorns and defends.
Innocence is like polished armor; it adorns and defends.
But innocence has nothing to dread.
[Fr., Mais l'innocence enfin n'a rien a redouter.]
But innocence has nothing to dread.
[Fr., Mais l'innocence enfin n'a rien a redouter.]
The silence often of pure innocence persuades when speaking fails.
The silence often of pure innocence persuades when speaking fails.
Unto the pure all things are pure.
Unto the pure all things are pure.
