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Boys Quotes - Page 67

It was a childish ignorance, But now 'tis little joy To know I'm further off from heaven Than when I was a boy.

Thomas Hood (1859). “The Complete Poetical Works of Thomas Hood: With a Biographical Sketch and Notes”, p.179

The word knight, which originally meant boy or servant, was particularly applied to a young man after he was admitted to the privilege of bearing arms.

Thomas Bulfinch (1858). “The Age of Chivalry: Or Legends of King Arthur, "King Arthur and His Knights", "The Mabinogeon", "The Crusades", "Robin Hood", Etc”, p.14

Any man who has ever led an army, an expedition, or a group of Boy Scouts has sadism in his bones.

Tahir Shah (2013). “House of the Tiger King Paperback”, p.222, Lulu.com

Boys, young men, men of all ages are being captivated by the new visual grammar which pushes men to pout and posture.

"Body uniformity? Don't do it, guys" by Susie Orbach, www.theguardian.com. May 10, 2010.

O happy dogs of England, Bark well at errand boys, If you lived anywhere else, You would not be allowed to make such an infernal noise.

Stevie Smith, James MacGibbon (1983). “Collected Poems”, p.94, New Directions Publishing