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Rh But if thy Nation Arts refuse, And if they scorn the immortal Muse, France shall the arts of Peace restore And save thee from the ungrateful shore.' Spirit who lov'st Brittannia's Isle Round which the Fiends of Commerce smile —

12 And. . . shore] And save thy works from Britain's shore MS. Book 1st rdg. del. 13, 14 Spirit. . . smile]

EY. 14 Cp. Advertisement (MS. Book, p. 25), ' In a commercial nation impostors are abroad in all professions. These are the greatest enemies of Genius.'

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Nail his neck to the Cross: nail it with a nail. Nail his neck to the Cross: ye all have power over his tail.

MS. Book, p. 79. EY ii. 57 wrongly regard this as part of The Everlasting Gospel, 'for which no place can be assigned.'

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The Caverns of the Grave I've seen, And these I shew'd to England's Queen. But now the Caves of Hell I view, Who shall I dare to shew them to? What mighty Soul in Beauty's form Shall dauntless View the Infernal storm?

MS. Book. p. 87, on same page as part of Blake's descriptive account of his picture of 'The Last Judgment,' headed 'For the Year 1810 : Addition to Blake's Catalogue of Pictures, &c.' Swinb. p. 55, WMR p. 170, EY iii. 74, WBY p. 140, all except Swinb. with title ' For a Picture of the Last Judgment : Dedication.' WMR (p. 144) seems unaware that this poem forms part of the MS. Book. 1 Caverns] Visions MS. Book 1st rdg. del. 3 But] And MS. Book 1st rdg. del. 4 Who] Whom WMR, EY, WBY. 6 daunt'ess] dare to MS. Book 1st rdg. del.