"Babies breathe a lot more rapidly than adults do, and what's more, they're also growing quickly and so they're absorbing lots more into the body and they're more fragile in terms of development and so on."

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Source: Francis Thompson (2002). “Poems of Francis Thompson”, p.77, A&C Black

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Francis Thompson

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Francis Thompson was a Victorian poet known for his emotional depth and notable work 'The Hound of Heaven', which explores themes of love and divine pursuit.

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