Padraic Colum Professions : Poet Born : December 8, 1881 Died : January 11, 1972 Browse All Authors Top 5 quotes by Padraic Colum To Meath of the pastures, Padraic Colum voyages sea past It is more important to let a child's imagination develop than it is to labor to inculcate in him or her some correct ethical point of view. Padraic Colum imagination views children O woman shapely as a swan. Padraic Colum swans women My young love said to me,'My brothers won't mind, And my parents won't slight you for your lack of kind.' Then she stepped away from me, and this she did say, 'It will not be long, love, till our wedding day. Padraic Colum young-love brother long O farmer, strong farmer! Padraic Colum care strong faces Similar Authors Abdellatif Laabi poet Ihara Saikaku poet Abram Joseph Ryan poet Ingeborg Bachmann poet Izumi Shikibu poet Bion of Smyrna poet All Authors