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To see a world in a grain of sand, And a heaven in a wild flower: Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour.

E'en drunken Andrew felt the blow That innocence can give, When its resistless accents flow To bid affection live.

As innocent as a new-laid egg.

An age that melts with unperceiv'd decay, And glides in modest innocence away.

We become innocent when we are unfortunate.

"In innocence there is no strength against evil," said Sparrowhawk, a little wryly. "But there is strength in it for good."

What can innocence hope for, When such as sit her judges are corrupted!

O God, keep me innocent; make others great!

He's armed without that's innocent within.

But innocence has nothing to dread.

What narrow innocence it is for one to be good only according to the law.

O, take the sense, sweet, of my innocence Love takes the meaning in love's conference.

Hence, bashful cunning, And prompt me, plain and holy innocence!

We were as twinned lambs that did frisk i' th' sun, And bleat the one at th' other. What we changed Was innocence for innocence; we knew not The doctrine of ill-doing, nor dreamed That any did.

But thus: if powers divine Behold our human actions, as they do, I doubt not then but innocence shall make False accusation blush and tyranny Tremble at patience.

O, white innocence, That thou shouldst wear the mask of guilt to hide Thine awful and serenest countenance From those who know thee not!

It is well for the heart to be naive and the mind not to be.

Every life is march from innocence, through temptation, to virtue or vice.

A mind conscious of innocence laughs at the lies of rumor.

Innocence is like polished armor; it adorns and defends.