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“childhood” across the centuries

Bar length = percentage of poems in that cohort whose critique surfaced this theme. Click an era to focus the poem list below (click again to show samples from all eras).

pre-1500 0 / 30 BCE 0 / 12 1500s 0 / 10 1550s 0 / 91 1600s 0 / 178 1650s 0 / 60 1700s 0 / 35 1750s 5 / 164 1800s 15 / 687 1850s 11 / 950 1900s 34 / 1129 1950s 0 / 15

Poems in 1900s · 34 with this theme Show all eras

Always Saying "Don't!"
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Always Saying "Don't!"

by Edgar A. Guest · English

Edgar A. Guest portrait

20 August 1881 - 5 August 1959 (~78)

At Home
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At Home

by A. A. Milne · English

A. A. Milne portrait

18 January 1882 - 31 January 1956 (~74)

At the Zoo
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At the Zoo

by A. A. Milne · English

A. A. Milne portrait

18 January 1882 - 31 January 1956 (~74)

Before Tea
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Before Tea

by A. A. Milne · English

A. A. Milne portrait

18 January 1882 - 31 January 1956 (~74)

Being but men
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Being but men

by Dylan Thomas · English

Dylan Thomas portrait

27 October 1914 - 9 November 1953 (~39)

Binker
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Binker

by A. A. Milne · English

A. A. Milne portrait

18 January 1882 - 31 January 1956 (~74)

Brownie
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Brownie

by A. A. Milne · English

A. A. Milne portrait

18 January 1882 - 31 January 1956 (~74)

Children at Play
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Children at Play

by W. H. Davies · English

W. H. Davies portrait

3 July 1871 - 26 September 1940 (~69)

Come Out With Me
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Come Out With Me

by A. A. Milne · English

A. A. Milne portrait

18 January 1882 - 31 January 1956 (~74)

Down by the Pond
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Down by the Pond

by A. A. Milne · English

A. A. Milne portrait

18 January 1882 - 31 January 1956 (~74)

Fern Hill
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Fern Hill

by Dylan Thomas · English

Dylan Thomas portrait

27 October 1914 - 9 November 1953 (~39)

Forgotten
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Forgotten

by A. A. Milne · English

A. A. Milne portrait

18 January 1882 - 31 January 1956 (~74)

Furry Bear
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Furry Bear

by A. A. Milne · English

A. A. Milne portrait

18 January 1882 - 31 January 1956 (~74)

Growing Up
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Growing Up

by A. A. Milne · English

A. A. Milne portrait

18 January 1882 - 31 January 1956 (~74)

Halfway Down
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Halfway Down

by A. A. Milne · English

A. A. Milne portrait

18 January 1882 - 31 January 1956 (~74)

Happiness
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Happiness

by A. A. Milne · English

A. A. Milne portrait

18 January 1882 - 31 January 1956 (~74)

Hoppity
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Hoppity

by A. A. Milne · English

A. A. Milne portrait

18 January 1882 - 31 January 1956 (~74)

In the Dark
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In the Dark

by A. A. Milne · English

A. A. Milne portrait

18 January 1882 - 31 January 1956 (~74)

Journey's End
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Journey's End

by A. A. Milne · English

A. A. Milne portrait

18 January 1882 - 31 January 1956 (~74)

Lines and Squares
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Lines and Squares

by A. A. Milne · English

A. A. Milne portrait

18 January 1882 - 31 January 1956 (~74)

Nursery Chairs
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Nursery Chairs

by A. A. Milne · English

A. A. Milne portrait

18 January 1882 - 31 January 1956 (~74)

Psycho-analyzed, I stand
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Psycho-analyzed, I stand

by Samuel Hoffenstein · English

Samuel Hoffenstein portrait

8 October 1890 - 6 October 1947 (~57)

Rice Pudding
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Rice Pudding

by A. A. Milne · English

A. A. Milne portrait

18 January 1882 - 31 January 1956 (~74)

Sand-Between-the-Toes
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Sand-Between-the-Toes

by A. A. Milne · English

A. A. Milne portrait

18 January 1882 - 31 January 1956 (~74)

Sneezles
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Sneezles

by A. A. Milne · English

A. A. Milne portrait

18 January 1882 - 31 January 1956 (~74)

The End
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The End

by A. A. Milne · English

A. A. Milne portrait

18 January 1882 - 31 January 1956 (~74)

The Friend
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The Friend

by A. A. Milne · English

A. A. Milne portrait

18 January 1882 - 31 January 1956 (~74)

The Morning Walk
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The Morning Walk

by A. A. Milne · English

A. A. Milne portrait

18 January 1882 - 31 January 1956 (~74)

The Moth
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The Moth

by Nora Hopper Chesson · English

Nora Hopper Chesson portrait

2 January 1871 - 14 April 1906 (~35)

The Three Foxes
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The Three Foxes

by A. A. Milne · English

A. A. Milne portrait

18 January 1882 - 31 January 1956 (~74)

Twice Times
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Twice Times

by A. A. Milne · English

A. A. Milne portrait

18 January 1882 - 31 January 1956 (~74)

Upon your held-out hand
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Upon your held-out hand

by Dylan Thomas · English

Dylan Thomas portrait

27 October 1914 - 9 November 1953 (~39)

Us Two
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Us Two

by A. A. Milne · English

A. A. Milne portrait

18 January 1882 - 31 January 1956 (~74)

Vespers
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Vespers

by A. A. Milne · English

A. A. Milne portrait

18 January 1882 - 31 January 1956 (~74)

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