Traherne

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    What sacred instinct did inspire
    My soul in childhood with a hope so strong?
    —Thomas Traherne (1636–1674)

    Such sacred Treasures are the Limbs of Boys
    In which a Soul doth dwell:
    —Thomas Traherne (1636–1674)

    So that with much ado I was corrupted, and made to learn the dirty devices of this world.
    Which now I unlearn, and become, as it were, a little child again that I may enter into the Kingdom of God.
    —Thomas Traherne (1636–1674)