- William Wordsworth, 1802

My heart leaps up when I behold
A rainbow in the sky:
So was it when my life began;
So is it now I am a man;
So be it when I shall grow old,
Or let me die!
The Child is father of the Man;
And I could wish my days to be
Bound each to each by natural piety.

Notes:
1. He's ratherr die than loose that youthful joy or curiosity.


https://www.thoughtco.com/child-is-the-father-of-man-3975052