Mothers arms are made of tenderness, And sweet sleep blesses the child…

Victor Hugo
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Mothers arms are made of tenderness, And sweet sleep blesses the child who lies therein. ✨ Victor Hugo (1994). Les Miserables Volume One, p.100, Wordsworth Editions
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Mothers arms are made of tenderness, And sweet sleep blesses the child who lies therein. ✨ Victor Hugo (1994). Les Miserables Volume One, p.100, Wordsworth Editions

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