| William Blake (1757–1827). The Poetical Works. 1908. | | | | Poems from the Rossetti MS.: Earlier Poems | | Motto to the Songs of Innocence and of Experience |
| | | THE GOOD 1 are attracted by men’s perceptions, | |
| And think not for themselves; | |
| Till Experience teaches them to catch | |
| And to cage the fairies and elves. | |
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| And then the Knave begins to snarl, | 5 |
| And the Hypocrite to howl; | |
| And all his good friends show their private ends, | |
| And the eagle is known from the owl. | |
| | | Note 1. Motto] This motto, which was probably never engraved by Blake, is not found in any copy of the Songs. [back] | | |
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