Page:Poetical works of William Blake (Sampson, 1913).djvu/17

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On Ilayley's Friendship : When H y finds out what you can-
not do .......... 210
On Hayley the Pickthank : I write the rascal thanks, till he
and I .......... 210
My title as a genius thus is prov'd . . . . . .211
To Flaxman : You call me mad, 'tis fully to do so . . . . 21 r
To Flaxman : I mock thee not, though I by thee am mocked . 21 r
To Nancy Flaxman : How can I help thy husband's copying me? 211
To Flaxman and Stothard : I found them blind : I taught them
how to see . . . . . . . . . ,211
To Stothard : You all your youth observ'd the golden rule . . 212
Cromek speaks : I always take my judgement from a fool . .212
On Stothard : You say reserve and modesty he has . . .212
On Stothard : S , in childhood, on the nursery floor . .212
Mr. Stothard to Mr. Cromek : For Fortune's favours you your
riches bring 213
Mr. Cromek to Mr. Stothard : Fortune favours the brave, old
proverbs say 213
On Cromek : Cr loves artists as he loves his meat
On Cromek : A petty sneaking knave I knew
On P : P loved me not as he lov'd his friends
On William Haines : The Sussex men are noted fools
On Fuseli : The only man that e'er I knew .
To Hunt : 'Madman' I have been call'd
To Hunt : You think Fuseli is not a great painter.
On certain Mystics : Cosway, Frazer, and Baldwin of Egypt's lake
And his legs carried it like a long fork .
For this is being a friend just in the nick
Was I angry with Hayley who us'd me so ill.
Having given great offence by writing in prose

Miscellaneous Epigrams
His whole life is an epigram, smart, smooth, and neatly penn'd . 219
He has observ'd the golden rule . 219
And in melodious accents I ....... 219
Some people admire the work of a fool 220
He's a blockhead who wants a proof of what he can't perceive . 220
Great men and fools do often me inspire ..... 220
Some men, created for destruction, come ..... 220
An Epitaph*: Come knock your heads against this stone . . 220
Another : I was buried near this dyke 220