child-nature

A religious atmosphere is sought, as the only one in which child-nature can normally develop.

In and Around Berlin Minerva Brace Norton

A perfect development of child-nature is sought; and a Kindergarten means here, "not several hours a day spent in much folding of papers and braiding of pretty things," said the Directress, but a many-sided and all-embracing culture of the whole being.

In and Around Berlin Minerva Brace Norton

Of course, the Queen would be too dignified and too spiritual for such frolics; but she could not understand much about human nature, or child-nature, and especially she would think the affections to be great nonsense.

Holidays at the Grange or A Week's Delight Games and Stories for Parlor and Fireside Emily Mayer Higgins

Her young heart found in him what it craved for -- some one to lean on and to love, and she loved him with all the strength of her child-nature.

The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No 3, September, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy. Various

White's cottage in the wood -- such as these all meet the approval of child-nature.

A Study of Fairy Tales Laura F. Kready

In the two months spent in the garden not a single child took undue advantage of the privileges allowed, and the opportunity afforded the teacher for the study of child-nature was of great value.

Construction Work for Rural and Elementary Schools Virginia McGaw

Now it may freely be confessed that the Calvinist view of sin led to a distrust of human nature, and incidentally of child-nature, which had a not altogether healthy reaction on home discipline and school-life.

The Unity of Civilization Various

It was written by a highly gifted, warm-hearted seer, to whom the child-nature is not a murky pool in which to fish at random, but a clear, reflecting mirror.

The Wonderful Adventures of Nils 1922

Then the mother in her awoke and realised how much of the maternal flows into the love of a true woman when she understands how largely the child-nature predominates in the man in love, and how the very strength of his need of her, reduces to unaccustomed weakness the strong nature to which she has become essential.

The Rosary 1909

He did not know the sensitive child-nature that trembled at a word.

Mr. Achilles Jennette Barbour Perry Lee 1905