by William Blake (1757 - 1827)
The caterpillar on the leaf
Language: English
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The caterpillar on the leaf Repeats to thee thy mother's grief. Kill not the moth nor butterfly, For the last judgement draweth nigh.
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Text Authorship:
- by William Blake (1757 - 1827), no title, appears in Auguries of Innocence, no. 11 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-11-01
Line count: 4
Word count: 23