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and seemed to think that they lent a grace to the year if they shortened and 

abridged the spring of their many songs。               The particular year they sang of 

was   to   be   a   particularly   fine   year�察  �as   who   should   say   a   fine   child   and 

forward�察�with congruous syntax at two years old�察�and ellipses�察�figures�察�and 

tropes。     Even   as   late   as   Keats   a  poet   would   not   have   patience   with   the 

process   of   the   seasons�察  �but   boasted   of   untimely   flowers。        The   ;musk´ 

rose; is never in fact the child of mid´May�察�as he has it。 

     The young women of Addison are nearly fourteen years old。                        His fear 



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of losing the idea of the bloom of their youth makes him so tamper with 

the   bloom   of   their   childhood。    The   young   heiress   of   seventeen   in   the 

Spectator has looked upon herself as marriageable ;for the last six years。; 

The famous letter describing the figure�察�the dance�察�the wit�察�the stockings of 

the charming Mr。 Shapely is supposed to be written by a girl of thirteen�察�

;willing to settle in the world as soon as she can。;             She adds�察 �I have a 

good   portion   which   they   cannot   hinder   me   of。;   This   correspondent   is 

one of ;the women who seldom ask advice before they have bought their 

wedding clothes。;       There was no sense of childhood in an age that could 

think this an opportune pleasantry。 

     But impatience of the way and the wayfaring was to disappear from a 

later centuryan age that has found all things to be on a journey�察�and all 

things complete in their day because it is their day�察�and has its appointed 

end。    It is the tardy conviction of this�察�rather than a sentiment ready made�察�

that has caused the childhood of children to seem�察�at last�察�something else 

than a defect。 



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     To be on a villeggiatura with the children is to surprise them in ways 

and words not always evident in the London house。                 The narrow lodgings 

cause you to hear and overhear。           Nothing is more curious to listen to than 

a young child's dramatic voice。           The child�察�being a boy�察�assumes a deep�察�

strong�察  �and   ultra´masculine   note�察  �and   a   swagger   in   his   walk�察  �and   gives 

himself the name of the tallest of his father's friends。           The tone is not only 

manly�察�it is a tone of affairs�察�and withal careless�察�it is intended to suggest 

business�察�and also the possession of a top´hat and a pipe�察�and is known in 

the family of the child as his ;official voice。;             One day it became more 

official   than   ever�察  �and   really   more   masculine   than   life�察  �and   it   alternated 

with his own tones of three years old。             In these�察�he asked with humility�察�

;Will you let me go to heaven if I'm naughty�拭�Will you�拭─                  �Then he gave 

the reply  in   the   tone   of affairs�察�the   official   voice   at its very  best�此  �No�察�

little boy�察�I won't� ─     �It was evident that the infant was not assuming the 

character of his father's tallest friend this time�察�but had taken a role more 

exalted。     His little sister of a year older seemed thoroughly to enjoy the 

humour of the situation。         ;Listen to him�察�mother。        He's trying to talk like 

God。     He often does。; 

     Bulls   are   made   by   a   less   imaginative   child   who   likes   to   find   some 

reason   for   thingsa   girl。  Out   at   the   work   of   picking   blackberries�察  �she 

explains�察   �Those   rather   good   ones   were   all   bad�察  �mother�察  �so   I   ate   them。; 

Being   afraid   of   dogs�察  �this   little   girl   of   four   years   old   has   all   kinds   of 

dodges to disguise her fear�察�which she has evidently resolved to keep to 

herself。    She will set up a sudden song to distract attention from the fact 

that she is placing herself out of the dog's way�察�and she will pretend to turn 

to gather a   flower�察�while   she watches the   creature out   of sight。           On   the 

other hand�察�prudence in regard to carts and bicycles is openly displayed�察�

and the infants are zealous to warn one another。              A rider and his horse are 

called briefly ;a norseback。; 

     Children�察�who see more things than they have names for�察�show a fine 

courage     in  taking    any   words    that  seem   likely   to  serve   them�察  �without 



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wasting time in asking for the word in use。              This enterprise is most active 

at three and four years�察�when children have more than they can say。                     So a 

child   of   those   years   running   to   pick   up   horse´   chestnuts�察  �for  him  a   new 

species�察  �calls   after   his   mother   a   full   description   of   what   he   has   found�察�

naming      the   things   indifferently    ;dough´nuts;       and   ;cocoa´nuts。;      And 

another�察  �having   an   anecdote   to   tell   concerning   the   Thames   and   a   little 

brook   that   joins   it   near   the   house�察  �calls   the   first   the   ;front´sea;   and   the 

second the ;back´ sea。;          There is no intention of taking liberties with the 

names of thingsonly a cheerful resolve to go on in spite of obstacles。                    It 

is such a spirit of liberty as most of us have felt when we have dreamt of 

improvising a song or improvising a dance。                  The child improvises with 

such means as he has。 

     This   is�察  �of   course�察  �at   the   very   early   ages。 A  little   laterat   eight   or 

ninethere is a very clear´headed sense of the value of words。                   So that a 

little   girl   of   that   age�察  �told   that   she   may   buy   some   fruit�察  �and   wishing   to 

know her limits in spending�察�asks�察 �What mustn't it be more than�拭─                    �For a 

child�察�who has not the word ;maximum; at hand�察�nothing could be more 

precise and concise。         Still later�察�there is a sweet brevity that looks almost 

like   conscious   expression�察  �as   when   a   boy   writes   from   his   first   boarding 

school�此 �Whenever I can't stop laughing I have only to think of home。; 

     Infinitely different as children are�察�they differ in nothing more than in 

the degree of generosity。         The most sensitive of children is a little gay girl 

whose feelings are hurt with the greatest facility�察�and who seems�察�indeed�察�

to have the susceptibilty of other ages as well as of her ownfor instance�察�

she cannot endure without a flush of pain to hear herself called fat。                    But 

she   always   brings   her   little   wound   to   him   who   has   wounded   her。     The 

first confidant she seeks is the offender。             If you have laughed at her she 

will not hide her tears elsewhere than on your shoulder。                She confesses by 

her exquisite action at one her poor vanity and her humility 

     The worst of children in the country is their inveterate impulse to use 

death as their toy。       Immediately on their discovery of some pretty insect�察�

one tender child calls to the other ;Dead it。; 

     Children do not look at the sky unless it is suggested to them to do so。 

When the sun dips to the narrow horizon of their stature�察�and comes to the 



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level of their eyes�察�even then they are not greatly interested。                    Enormous 

clouds�察  �erect�察  �with   the   sun   behind�察  �do   not   gain   their   eyes。   What   is   of 

annual     interest   is  the   dark。    Having      fallen   asleep   all  the   summer      by 

daylight�察 �and   having   awakened   after  sunrise�察  �children   find   a stimulus   of 

fun   and   fear   in   the   autumn   darkness   outside   the   windows。        There   is   a 

frolic   with    the  unknown   blackness�察        �with   the   reflections�察  �and    with   the 

country night。 



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                               EXPRESSION 



     Strange to say�察�the eyes of children�察�whose minds are so small�察�express 

intelligence     better   than   do   the   greater   number     of   adult   eyes。   David 

Garrick's      were     evidently     unpreoccupied�察      �like    theirs。   The    look    of 

intelligence      is  outwardfrankly       directed     upon    external    things�察   �it  is 

observant�察 �and   therefore  mobile   without 
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