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What is the child is father of the man from?
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Answered 2012-01-24 07:14:29
It's from a poem by William Wordsworth:
MY heart leaps up when I behold
A rainbow in the sky:
So was it when my life began,
So is it now I am a man,
So be it when I shall grow old
Or let me die!
The child is father of the man:
And I could wish my days to be
Bound each to each by natural piety
The phrase means that what we are when young gives shape and, in a sense, gives birth to what we are when grown.
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What actors and actresses appeared in The Child is Father of the Man - 1979?
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What is a widowed father?
If a man and woman marries, have a child together and the mother dies, then the man becomes a widowed father.
What happens when a mother does not name the father on the birthcertificate when the child is born and the man she is with is told that he is the father of this child... Then 5 years later he is told?
the man she was living with was NOT the biological father, but he was under the assumption that he was and was supporting and raising the child as his own. what rights does he have
Who is the legal father of your child the man you are married to or the man on the birth certificate?
The man on the birth certificate.
What means child is the father of men?
For me, there are possible meanings: 1. Every man at first is a child, and his experiences from childhood make him a man, they shape him. 2. Every man becomes a true man when he has a family with a child. Care of the child makes him a man.
Who wrote child is father to man?
William Wordsworth in The Rainbow
Who quoted the child is the father of man?
poet William Wordsworth
If Father has had nothing to do with child and mother gets married to another man can that man adopt the child?
The father would need to legally give up his rights to the child or the court would have to take them away in order for the new husband to adopt the child.
If a child was adopted by another man and now wants to live with the biological father what rights does the biological father have?
None. The biological father has lost all rights when the new father adopted the child.
What happens to child support paid by my kids' father if i marry a man who is not my kids' father?
Your marriage to someone who is not the father of the kids should have no effect on your right to child support from their father.
Can a man get sole custody of a child that is not his?
It's complicated, if a man was the presumed father - in other words if the man met all criteria of a father and was viewed as the child's father, then yes it would be possible for him to retain status of the legal father to the child and possibly have sole legal custody. If the child has two biological parents who have always been the acting / legal parents to the child, there would have to be extreme circumstances for the courts to terminate the parental rights to make the child eligible for adoption. If the man is wishing to adopt a child, yes single men are legally able to adopt.
Who is the author of this ''child is the father of man''?
This phrase is from a poem by William Wordsworth. The phrase "My heart leaps up when I behold a rainbow in the sky: So was it when my life began. The Child is father of the Man".
Can a gay man father a child with a woman?
Yes, a gay man can father a child with a woman. It happens all the time, especially in countries where gay men must marry women.
What rights does a man found to be the father by default have to said child?
If a father finds out he is the biological father of a child, he has as many rights to the child as the mother does. He can take the mother to court for custody or to set up a parenting plan.
If a woman is married and get pregnant by another man who is considered to be the father?
both, one will care for the child, and if none do, then the other man is biological father
Can a male have children?
Can a man become a father? Yes. Can a man get pregnant and give birth to a child? No he can not.
If married man fathered a child outside of marriage can him and his wife be held responsible for child support?
The man, yes - he's the father! - his wife, no.
Who said child is father of man?
The poet laureate "William Wordsworth"
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From a poem by William Wordsworth "The child is father of the man" These means that by the age of 7 or so a child has developed physical characteristics (short or tall, fit or frail), personality traits (aggressive, loving), attitudes (hard working, slovenly) that will determine what he will be like as an adult. In that sense is the child father to himself as an adult.
How can a gay person be a father?
the same way a straight man can be a father, by either fathering a child biologically, or adopting.
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