English Poetry. William Blake. Songs of Experience. The Sick Rose. Уильям Блейк.

William Blake (Уильям Блейк)

Songs of Experience. 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’s other poems:

1. Epigram
2. Songs of Experience. The Chimney Sweeper
3. To the Accuser Who Is the God of This World
4. Songs of Experience. Nurse’s Song
5. Eternity

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