The Lily
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The Lily is a poem written by the English poet William Blake
. It was published as part of his collection Songs of Experience in 1794.
The humble sheep a threat’ning horn:
While the Lily white shall in love delight,
Nor a thorn nor a threat stain her beauty bright.
William Blake
William Blake was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of both the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age...
. It was published as part of his collection Songs of Experience in 1794.
The Poem
The modest Rose puts forth a thorn,The humble sheep a threat’ning horn:
While the Lily white shall in love delight,
Nor a thorn nor a threat stain her beauty bright.