Cromek Speaks

by William Blake

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Blake manuscript - Notebook - page 041

Edited text:^[1]

Cromek Speaks

I ALWAYS take my judgement from a fool
Because his judgement is so very cool;^[2]
Not prejudiced by feelings great or small,
Amiable state!^[3] he cannot feel at all.

The original text:^[4]

 
Cromek Speaks

I always take my judgment from a Fool
Because his judgment is so very Cool
Not prejudicd by feelings great or small
Amiable state he cannot feel at all

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Notes

1. The Poetical Works of William Blake, including the unpublished French Revolution together with the Minor Prophetic Books and Selections from The Four Zoas, Milton & Jerusalem; edited with an introduction and textual notes by John Sampson, Hon. D.Litt. Oxon., 1862–1931. London, New York: Oxford University Press, 1908.
2. Because I know he always judges cool MS. 1st rdg. del.
3. Amiable state!] Because we know MS. 1st rdg. del.
4. "The Complete Poetry & Prose of William Blake", ed. by David V. Erdman, Anchor Books, 1988, p. 509.