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The Poet Seers » William Blake » Songs of Experience – William Blake » The Sick Rose

The Sick Rose

 

O rose, thou art sick!
The invisible worm,
That flies in the night,
In the howling storm,

Has found out thy bed
Of crimson joy,
And his dark secret love
Does thy life destroy.

– William Blake

 

  • A Cradle Song
  • A Divine Image
  • A Little Boy Lost
  • A Little Girl Lost
  • A Poison Tree
  • Ah, Sunflower
  • Earth’s Answer
  • Holy Thursday
  • Infant Sorrow
  • Introduction
  • London
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  • The Fly
  • The Garden of Love
  • The Human Abstract
  • The Lily
  • The Little Girl Lost
  • The Little Vagabond
  • The Schoolboy
  • The Sick Rose
  • The Tyger
  • The Voice Of The Ancient
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