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 More Quotes by Padraic Colum More Quotes From 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 O farmer, strong farmer! Padraic Colum care strong faces