by William Blake (1757 - 1827)

Language: English 
Cruelty has a human heart,
 And Jealousy a human face,
Terror the human form divine,
 And Secrecy the human dress.

The human dress is forgèd iron,
 The human form a fiery forge,
The human face a furnace seal'd,
 The human heart its hungry gorge.

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Text Authorship:

  • by William Blake (1757 - 1827), "A divine image", written 1791-4, possibly intended for Songs of Experience

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Researcher for this page: Ted Perry

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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