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“children” 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 / 28 BCE 0 / 12 1500s 0 / 9 1550s 0 / 89 1600s 1 / 176 1650s 0 / 57 1700s 0 / 34 1750s 7 / 161 1800s 14 / 683 1850s 10 / 937 1900s 48 / 1115 1950s 0 / 15

Poems in 1900s · 48 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)

An Early Love
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An Early Love

by W. H. Davies · English

W. H. Davies portrait

3 July 1871 - 26 September 1940 (~69)

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)

Cherry Stones
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Cherry Stones

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)

Children of darkness got no wings
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Children of darkness got no wings

by Dylan Thomas · English

Dylan Thomas portrait

27 October 1914 - 9 November 1953 (~39)

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)

Daffodowndilly
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Daffodowndilly

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)

Explained
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Explained

by A. A. Milne · English

A. A. Milne portrait

18 January 1882 - 31 January 1956 (~74)

Forgiven
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Forgiven

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)

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)

If I Were King
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If I Were King

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)

Let it be known
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Let it be known

by Dylan Thomas · English

Dylan Thomas portrait

27 October 1914 - 9 November 1953 (~39)

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)

Mag
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Mag

by Carl Sandburg · English

Carl Sandburg portrait

6 January 1878 - 22 July 1967 (~89)

Market Square
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Market Square

by A. A. Milne · English

A. A. Milne portrait

18 January 1882 - 31 January 1956 (~74)

Rain cuts the place we tread
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Rain cuts the place we tread

by Dylan Thomas · English

Dylan Thomas portrait

27 October 1914 - 9 November 1953 (~39)

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)

Summer Afternoon
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Summer Afternoon

by A. A. Milne · English

A. A. Milne portrait

18 January 1882 - 31 January 1956 (~74)

Swing Song
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Swing Song

by A. A. Milne · English

A. A. Milne portrait

18 January 1882 - 31 January 1956 (~74)

Tableau
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Tableau

by Countee Cullen · English

Countee Cullen portrait

30 May 1903 - 9 January 1946 (~43)

Teddy Bear
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Teddy Bear

by A. A. Milne · English

A. A. Milne portrait

18 January 1882 - 31 January 1956 (~74)

The Alchemist
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The Alchemist

by A. A. Milne · English

A. A. Milne portrait

18 January 1882 - 31 January 1956 (~74)

The Emperor's Rhyme
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The Emperor's Rhyme

by A. A. Milne · English

A. A. Milne portrait

18 January 1882 - 31 January 1956 (~74)

The Engineer
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The Engineer

by A. A. Milne · English

A. A. Milne portrait

18 January 1882 - 31 January 1956 (~74)

The Four Friends
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The Four Friends

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 Good Little Girl
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The Good Little Girl

by A. A. Milne · English

A. A. Milne portrait

18 January 1882 - 31 January 1956 (~74)

The Little Black Hen
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The Little Black Hen

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 Pup
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The Pup

by Edgar A. Guest · English

Edgar A. Guest portrait

20 August 1881 - 5 August 1959 (~78)

The Samphire Gatherer
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The Samphire Gatherer

by Nora Hopper Chesson · English

Nora Hopper Chesson portrait

2 January 1871 - 14 April 1906 (~35)

The Sister
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The Sister

by Francis Ledwidge · English

Francis Ledwidge portrait

19 August 1887 - 31 July 1917 (~30)

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)

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)

Waiting At The Window
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Waiting At The Window

by A. A. Milne · English

A. A. Milne portrait

18 January 1882 - 31 January 1956 (~74)

Why east wind chills
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Why east wind chills

by Dylan Thomas · English

Dylan Thomas portrait

27 October 1914 - 9 November 1953 (~39)

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