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Children seem to have a strong affinity for nature….Indeed, many of the great Romantic poets—Wordsworth, Blake, Shelley, and others—looked back on childhood as a time when wind, brooks, grass, and other elements seemed to sing, speak, and move with them. Between the child and nature, Wordsworth wrote, there is a “primal sympathy,” and nature provides the child with both comfort and ceaseless wonders.

Quote ID: 02890

Author

William Crain

Source

Reclaiming Childhood

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