On H[ayle]y's Friendship: When H--y finds out what you cannot do. On Friends and Foes. William Blake. 1908. The Poetical Works

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

On Friends and Foes

On H[ayle]y’s Friendship: When H——y finds out what you cannot do


VII WHEN H——y finds out what you cannot do,
That is the very thing he’ll set you to;
If you break not your neck, ’tis not his fault;
But pecks of poison are not pecks of salt.