What was the freedom to which the adult human being rose in the morning, if each act was held back or inspired by the overpowering ghost of a little child? (Delmore Schwartz)

What was the freedom to which the adult human being rose in the morning, if each act was held back or inspired by the overpowering ghost of a little child?

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