1st reading:[1]
4 What is it men in women do require?
The lineaments of Gratified Desire.
What is it women do in men require?
The lineaments of Gratified Desire.
2 The look of love alarms
Because 'tis fill'd with fire;
But the look of soft deceit
Shall Win the lover's hire.
3 Soft deceit & Idleness,
These are Beauty's sweetest dress.
1 He who binds to himself a joy
Doth the winged life destroy;
But he who kisses the joy as it flies
Lives in Eternity's sun rise
5 An ancient Proverb:
Remove away that black'ning church,
Remove away that marriage hearse,
Remove away that — of blood,[2]
You'll quite remove the ancient curse.
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2nd reading:[3]
Several Questions Answerd
He who binds to himself a joy
Doth the winged life destroy
But he who kisses the joy as it flies
Lives in Eternitys sun rise
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The look of love alarms
Because tis filld with fire
But the look of soft deceit
Shall Win the lovers hire
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Soft deceit & Idleness
These are Beautys sweetest dress
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An ancient Proverb
What is it men in women do require
The lineaments of Gratified Desire
What is it women do in men require
The lineaments of Gratified Desire
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Remove away that blackning church
Remove away that marriage hearse
Remove away that________of blood[4]
Youll quite remove the ancient curse
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- ↑ "Blake Complete Writings", ed. Geoffrey Keynes, pub. OUP 1966/85, p. 184.
- ↑ The 1st version of this line was:
Remove away that [place del.] man of blood, - ↑ "The Complete Poetry & Prose of William Blake", ed. by David V. Erdman, Anchor Books, 1988, p. 474.
- ↑ The 1st version of this line was:
Remove away that [place del.] man of blood
This work was published before January 1, 1927, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.