Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat, Drowned in a Tub of Gold Fishes
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ODE ON THE DEATH OF A FAVOURITE CAT, Drowned in a Tub of Gold Fishes |
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Nor all that tempts your wand'ring eyes, |
This version of Thomas Gray's poem is not from a published work. It is compiled from 6 of the 116 watercolour illustrations to Thomas Gray's poems that were produced by William Blake around 1797-1798. Blake cut the text from a 1790 octavo edition of Gray's poems, published by John Murray.
From the layout of the individual artworks, it is clear that Blake conceived of his work as an illustrated book, rather than a series of unbound designs, but it was never published. (Based on The William Blake Archive).
For a detailed, annotated version of this poem, visit The Thomas Gray Archive
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ODE ON THE DEATH OF A FAVOURITE CAT, Drowned in a Tub of Gold Fishes |
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Nor all that tempts your wand'ring eyes, |