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Rh Rossetti MS, 175 XXXI An Answer to the Parson Why of the sheep do you not learn peace? Because I don't want you to shear my fleece. MS. Book, p. 103. DGR and WMR (' Couplets and Fragments,' xiii). Not in Swinb., EY, or WBY. xxxii Motto to the Songs of Innocence and of Experience The Good are attracted by Men's perceptions, r And think not for themselves; Till Experience teaches them to catch And to cage the Fairies & Elves. And then the Knave begins to snarl, 5 And the Hypocrite to howl ; And all his good Friends shew their private ends, And the Eagle is known from the Owl. MS. Book, p. loi. Not in DGR or EY. Swinb., p. 124. WMR prefixes to Songs of Innocence and of Experience with the title ' A Motto.' WBY (Notes) p. 238. to catch] how to catch Swinb. 7 ends] end WBY. xxxiii Her Whole Life is an Epigram smart, smooth & neatly pen'd, Platted quite neat to catch applause, with a hang-noose at the end. MS. Book, p. 100. Placed among ' Couplets and Fragments' by DGR (x), WMR, EY (xii), and WBY (14). Not in Swinb. I Her] Not plainly written ; possibly ' His ' : smart] smack all edd. a hang-noose] strong noose all edd.