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There is no aphrodisiac like innocence.
There is no aphrodisiac like innocence.
The silence often of pure innocence persuades when speaking fails.
The silence often of pure innocence persuades when speaking fails.
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.]
As innocent as a new-laid egg.
As innocent as a new-laid egg.
Innocence is like polished armor; it adorns and defends.
Innocence is like polished armor; it adorns and defends.
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
O God, keep me innocent; make others great!
[Fr., O mon Dieu, conserve-moi innocente, donne la grandeur aux
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O God, keep me innocent; make others great!
[Fr., O mon Dieu, conserve-moi innocente, donne la grandeur aux
autres.]
It is well for the heart to be naive and the mind not to be.
It is well for the heart to be naive and the mind not to be.
An age that melts with unperceiv'd decay,
And glides in modest innocence away.
An age that melts with unperceiv'd decay,
And glides in modest innocence away.
