A simple child. That lightly draws its breath. And feels its life in every limb. What should it know of death?

William Wordsworth
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A simple child. That lightly draws its breath. And feels its life in every limb. What should it know of death? In this quote, William Shakespeare shows a child, who is small and innocent, and yet so far from being simple.

The innocence of the child allows it to see life in a way that others cannot. It can see all of its limbs and not be afraid because it knows that its body will live on forever. Like a living breathing thing, there is no need for the child to fear death because it knows that it will live well beyond the grave.

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