William Blake (1757-1827). From William Bond. Robert Bridges, ed. 1916. The Spirit of Man: An Anthology

Robert Bridges, ed. (1844–1930). The Spirit of Man: An Anthology. 1916.

From William Bond

William Blake (1757–1827)


.. I THOUGHT 1 Love lived in the hot sunshine,
But O, he lives in the moony light!
I thought to find Love in the heat of day,
But sweet Love is the comforter of night.

Seek Love in the pity of others’ woe,	5
In the gentle relief of another’s care,
In the darkness of night and the winter’s snow,
With the naked and outcast—seek Love there.

Note 1. Blake. From William Bond, last stanzas. [back]