beautiful infant

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"It's like being handed this beautiful infant somebody else birthed and being asked to raise it. You think, 'How am I going to do this without screwing this beautiful creature up?'"

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2014

A neighbour, named John Gow, had a changeling left in his house in place of a beautiful infant, belonging to him, stolen by the fairies.

From The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales by Grant, James, archaeologist

Her Majesty's last baby was a beautiful infant, soon to exhibit bright and winning ways, the pet plaything of her brothers and sisters, and especially of her father.

From Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 2 by Tytler, Sarah

I found out afterwards that, though she wore no mourning, Mrs. Morton had lost a beautiful infant about four months ago.

From The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 355, October 16, 1886 by Peters, Charles

The widow is calm, and amused with her beautiful infant.

From Biographia Epistolaris, Volume 1. by Turnbull, A.