I will tell you what Joseph of Arimathea
________________________________________
Edited text:[1] edit
* * *
I WILL tell you what Joseph of Arimathea
Said to my Fairy: was not it very queer?
‘Pliny and Trajan! What! are you here?
Come before Joseph of Arimathea.
5Listen patient, and when Joseph has done
’Twill make a fool laugh, and a fairy fun.’
The original text:[2] edit
[ plate m ]
I will tell you what Joseph of Arimathea
Said to my Fairy was not it very queer
Pliny & Trajan what are You here
Come listen to Joseph of Arimathea
5 Listen patient & when Joseph has done
Twill make a fool laugh & a Fairy Fun
________________________________________
Notes edit
- ↑ The Poetical Works of William Blake, including the unpublished French Revolution together with the Minor Prophetic Books and Selections from The Four Zoas, Milton & Jerusalem; edited with an introduction and textual notes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.
- ↑ "The Complete Poetry & Prose of William Blake", ed. by David V. Erdman, Anchor Books, 1988, p. 518.
This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse