When a child, my dreams rode on your wishes, I was your son, high on your horse, My mind a top whipped by the lashes Of your rhetoric, windy of course.
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"When a child, my dreams rode on your wishes, I was your son, high on your horse, My mind a top whipped by the lashes Of your rhetoric, windy of course." — Stephen Spender #familyparenting
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When a child, my dreams rode on your wishes, I was your son, high on your horse, My mind a top whipped by the lashes Of your rhetoric, windy of course. — Stephen Spender
About Stephen Spender
Stephen Spender was a Poet from United Kingdom (1909–1995).
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Who said "When a child, my dreams rode on your wishes, I was your son, high on your horse…"?
This quote is attributed to Stephen Spender, a Poet from United Kingdom.
When did Stephen Spender live?
Stephen Spender lived from 1909 – 1995.
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