To F[laxman]: You call me mad, 'tis folly to do so. On Friends and Foes. William Blake. 1908. The Poetical Works

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

On Friends and Foes

To F[laxman]: You call me mad, ’tis folly to do so


X YOU call me mad, ’tis folly to do so,
To seek to turn a madman to a foe.
If you think as you speak, you are an ass;
If you do not, you are but what 1 you was.

Note 1. X 4 but what] just what MS. 1st rdg. del. [back]