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Those who are incapable of committing great crimes do not readily suspect them in others.
Those who are incapable of committing great crimes do not readily suspect them in others.
There is no aphrodisiac like innocence.
There is no aphrodisiac like innocence.
The innocent and the beautiful Have no enemy but time
The innocent and the beautiful Have no enemy but time
O, white innocence,
That thou shouldst wear the mask of guilt to hide
Thine awful and serenest read more
O, white innocence,
That thou shouldst wear the mask of guilt to hide
Thine awful and serenest countenance
From those who know thee not!
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.
Innocence is like polished armor; it adorns and defends.
Innocence is like polished armor; it adorns and defends.
As innocent as a new-laid egg.
As innocent as a new-laid egg.
Once you start asking questions, innocence is gone.
Once you start asking questions, innocence is gone.
A babe in the house is a well-spring of pleasure, a messenger of peace and love, a resting place for read more
A babe in the house is a well-spring of pleasure, a messenger of peace and love, a resting place for innocence on earth, a link between angels and men
