In a wife I would desire / What in whores is always found / The lineaments of gratified desire. - William Blake

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In a wife I would desire / What in whores is always found / The lineaments of gratified desire.

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About William Blake

William Blake (November 28 1757 – August 12 1827) was an English poet, Christian mystic, painter, printmaker, and engraver.

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Alternative Names: W. Blake Uil'iam Bleik Blake
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Never seek to tell thy love,
Love that never told can be;
For the gentle wind doth move
Silently, invisibly.

I told my love, I told my love,
I told her all my heart,
Trembling, cold, in ghastly fears.
Ah! she did depart!

Soon after she was gone from me,
A traveller came by,
Silently, invisibly:
He took her with a sigh.

And we are put on this earth a little space that we might learn to bear the beams of love.

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