by William Blake (1757 - 1827)
Riches
Language: English
The countless gold of a merry heart, The rubies and pearls of a loving eye, The indolent never can bring to the mart, Nor the secret hoard up in his treasury.
Authorship:
- by William Blake (1757 - 1827), "Riches", appears in Notebook, in Gnomic Verses, no. 20 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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This text was added to the website: 2011-02-01
Line count: 4
Word count: 31