Day (Blake, Notebook)

From Wikisource
Jump to navigation Jump to search

From Notebook, p. 105, reversed. See also Songs and Ballads

1543659Notebook 37. DayWilliam Blake
Notebook 37 - Day

1st reading:[1]

[edit]


Day

The [day del.] Sun arises in the East,
Cloth'd in robes of blood & gold;
Swords & spears & wrath increast
All around his [ankles del.] bosom roll'd
Crown'd with warlike fires & raging desires.


2nd reading:[2]

[edit]


Day

The Sun arises in the East
Clothd in robes of blood & gold
Swords & spears & wrath increast
All around his bosom rolld
Crownd with warlike fires & raging desires[3]

________________________________________

  1. "Blake Complete Writings", ed. Geoffrey Keynes, pub. OUP 1966/85, p. 177.
  2. "The Complete Poetry & Prose of William Blake", ed. by David V. Erdman, Anchor Books, 1988, p. 473
  3. Day N 105 rev
    Crossed out with a heavy vertical line, but not found elsewhere.
    1 Sun] day 1st rdg del
    4 bosom] ancles 1st rdg del

This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse