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What does it mean?
Children weep early in life, and their sorrow is natural and cannot be stopped by parents.
In plain terms
Children cry young and sad, and their mothers can stop the tears.
What can you take from it?
Early sorrow is inevitable in growing up.

Where it applies

  • observing children
  • parental concern
  • emotional development

Putting it to work

  • acknowledging childhood pain
  • supporting emotional growth

Questions to consider

  • When does innocence end?
  • Can adults ever fully understand a child's pain?

Another view

Some children do not show sorrow visibly until later.

More from Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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