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Meek-eyed Eve, her cheek yet warm with blushes, slow retires through the Hesperian gardens of the west, and shuts the gates of day.
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So when unseen destruction lurks,
Which men like mice may share,
May some kind angel clear thy path,
And break the hidden snare.
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The chearful light, the vital air,
Are blessings widely given ;
Let nature's commoners enjoy
The common gifts of heaven.
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Children have almost an intuitive discernment between the maxims you bring forward for their use, and those by which you direct your own conduct.
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Love delights to bless
The generous transports of a fond excess.
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I read his awful name, emblazon'd high
With golden letters on th' illumin'd sky.
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If an author would have us feel a strong degree of compassion, his characters must not be too perfect.
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Anna Laetitia Barbauld
Born:
June 20, 1743
Died:
March 9, 1825
(aged 81)
Bio:
Anna Laetitia Barbauld was a prominent English poet, essayist, literary critic, editor, and children's author.
Known for:
Eighteen Hundred and Eleven (1812)
Hymns in Prose for Children (1791)
Lessons for Children
The works of Anna Lætitia Barbauld (1825)
Evenings at Home (1796)
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