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I conceive to be the precise character of the fondness of the roughest working-people for their young children, a fine appreciation, not only of their serviceable affection, but of their visible graces: and indeed, in this country, the children are almost always worth looking at.

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  • As long as her children were her children, Halle was doomed to nothing more than casual relationships. —  Lunatics
  • When they insist on having children, their children are also partial people (partial children) They hardly play. —  F ;SF - vol 086 issue 01 - January 1994
  • I will also call on local businesses to support school activities as our children are the future of their businesses so they have a vested interest in a world class education. —  Top World News
  • Sunday school for the children is at 10: 30 a.m. Coffee hour at 9 a.m. and noon. —  News from www.thesunchronicle.com
  • Providing organic food for your children is a healthy alternative to the usual edible garbage. —  San Diego News
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