Happy he
With such a mother! faith in womankind
Beats with his blood, and trust in all things high
Comes easy to him; and tho' he trip and fall,
He shall not blind his soul with clay.
-- Alfred Tennyson (1809-1892)
-- The Princess, Part vii, Line 308
With such a mother! faith in womankind
Beats with his blood, and trust in all things high
Comes easy to him; and tho' he trip and fall,
He shall not blind his soul with clay.
-- Alfred Tennyson (1809-1892)
-- The Princess, Part vii, Line 308
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