Great Men & Fools do often me Inspire

by William Blake

Blake manuscript - Notebook - page 063

Edited text:^[1]

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GREAT men and fools do often me inspire;
But the greater fool, the greater liar.

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The original text:^[2]

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Great Men & Fools do often me Inspire
But the Greater Fool the Greater Liar

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Notes

1. The Poetical Works of William Blake, including the unpublished French Revolution together with the Minor Prophetic Books and Selections from The Four Zoas, Milton & Jerusalem; edited with an introduction and textual notes by John Sampson, Hon. D.Litt. Oxon., 1862–1931. London, New York: Oxford University Press, 1908.
2. "The Complete Poetry & Prose of William Blake", ed. by David V. Erdman, Anchor Books, 1988, p. 515.