Friday’s Piece

“You say reserve and modesty he has,

Whose heart is iron, his head wood, and his face brass.

The fox, the owl, the spider, and the bat,

By sweet reserve and modesty grow fat.”

(William Blake, 1757 – 1827)

John Lentell

24th August, 1970

William_Blake_by_Thomas_Phillips

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