Motto to the Songs of Innocence & of Experience (Notebook)



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Motto to the Songs of Innocence and of Experience THE GOOD are attracted by men’s perceptions, And think not for themselves; Till Experience teaches them to catch And to cage the fairies and elves. And then the Knave begins to snarl, And the Hypocrite to howl; And all his good friends show their private ends, And the eagle is known from the owl.

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Motto to the Songs of Innocence & of Experience

The Good are attracted by Mens perceptions And Think not for themselves Till Experience teaches them to catch And to cage the Fairies & Elves

And then the Knave begins to snarl And the Hypocrite to howl And all his good Friends shew their private ends And the Eagle is known from the Owl

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 * 1) The Poetical Works of William Blake, including the unpublished French Revolution together with the Minor Prophetic Books and Selections from The Four Zoas, Milton & Jerusalem; edited with an introduction and textual notes by John Sampson, Hon. D.Litt. Oxon., 1862–1931. London, New York: Oxford University Press, 1908. / http://www.bartleby.com/235/107.html


 * 1) "The Complete Poetry & Prose of William Blake", ed. by David V. Erdman, Anchor Books, 1988, p. 499 / see also in the Internet: http://www.blakearchive.org/exist/blake/archive/erdgen.xq?id=b6

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