by William Blake (1757 - 1827)
An Old Maid early ere I knew
Language: English
An Old Maid early ere I knew Aught but the love that on me grew; And now I'm cover'd o'er and o'er, And wish that I had been a whore. O! I cannot, cannot find The undaunted courage of a virgin mind; For early I in love was crost, Before my flower of love was lost.
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- by William Blake (1757 - 1827), no title, appears in Notebook, in Gnomic Verses, no. 13 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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Word count: 56