by William Blake (1757 - 1827)
Phoebe drest like beauty's queen
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Language: English
Phoebe drest like beauty's queen, Jellicoe in faint pea-green, Sitting all beneath a grot, Where the little lambkins trot. Maidens dancing, lovers a-sporting, All the country folk a-courting, Susan, Johnny, Bob, and Joe, Lightly tripping on a row. Happy people, who can be In happiness compar'd with ye? The pilgrim with his crook and hat Sees your happiness complete.
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- by William Blake (1757 - 1827), "The pilgrim", appears in An Island in the Moon [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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