| William Blake (1757–1827). The Poetical Works. 1908. | | | | Poems from the Rossetti MS.: Earlier Poems | | Are not the joys of morning sweeter |
| | | ARE 1 not the joys of morning sweeter | |
| Than the joys of night? | |
| And are the vigorous joys of youth | |
| Ashamèd of the light? | |
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| Let age and sickness silent rob | 5 |
| The vineyards in the night; | |
| But those who burn with vigorous youth | |
| Pluck fruits before the light. | |
| | Note 1. Are not the joys, &c.] Cp. Visions of the Daughters of Albion, f. 6, ll. 5–7:| Innocence! honest, open, seeking | | The vigorous joys of morning light, open to virgin bliss, | | Who taught thee modesty, subtil modesty, child of night and sleep? |
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