A child's nature is too serious a thing to admit of its being regarded…

Charles Lamb
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A child's nature is too serious a thing to admit of its being regarded as a mere appendage to another being. ✨ Charles Lamb (1845). The Essays of Elia: First Series. [Second Series.], p.167
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