Children of the future Age Reading this indignant page, Know that in a former time Love! sweet Love! was thought a crime.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Past eras treated love as sinful.
- In plain terms
- Love was once seen as sinful.
- What can you take from it?
- Values change over time.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What is seen as a crime today?
- How will we look back?
Another view
Some societies still suppress love.
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In the morning glad I see My foe outstretch'd beneath the tree.
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