<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=371622" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Sonnet: My Childhood</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">I was not born with a fortune wholesome; <br>Born nor was I, as the only son-child; <br>Who cares if you are learned and handsome? <br>This world cares for only wealth that is piled! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Eighth son I’ as born of a teacher father; <br>Honest, he was but never worldly-wise! <br>So lucky was I, having a good mother; <br>The best education, they gave as prize. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">I loved to work hard and do my duty; <br>Rest was assured; God only was my Friend; <br>I could not become rich- what a beauty! <br>This was the way, my life I yearned to end.<br> <br>God gave me a great reward- that’s His Lute! <br>I was to play it like a Bard so cute.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=John+Celes">John Celes</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=371622" data-title="Sonnet: My Childhood de John Celes" data-description="I was not born with a fortune wholesome; Born nor was I, as the only son-child; Who cares if you are learned and handsome? This world cares for only wealth that is piled! Eighth son I’ as born of a teacher father; Honest, he was but never ..."></div> </div> </div>

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