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William Blake (1757–1827). The Poetical Works. 1908.

On Art and Artists

[On the Foundation of the Royal Academy]

V
WHEN nations grow old, the Arts grow cold,

And Commerce settles on every tree;

And the poor and the old can live upon gold,

For all are born poor, aged sixty-three.