| William Blake (1757–1827). The Poetical Works. 1908. | | | | On Art and Artists | | When you look at a picture, you always can see |
| | IX WHEN you look at a picture, you always can see | |
| If a man of sense has painted he. | |
| Then never flinch, but keep up a jaw | |
| About freedom, and ‘Jenny sink awa’.’ 1 | |
| As when it smells of the lamp, we can | 5 |
| Say all was owing to the skilful man; | |
| For the smell of water is but small: | |
| So e’en let ignorance do it all. | |
| | | Note 1. IX 4 Jenny sink awa’] i. e. ‘Je ne sais quoi’. 5 we] all MS. 1st rdg. del. [back] | | |
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