Living

Little Phebus came strutting in

by William Blake 1757–1827

From An Island in the Moon (c. 1784)

Living

Little Phebus came strutting in,
With his fat belly & his round chin.
What is it you would please to have?
Ho! Ho!
I won't let it go at only so & so!

MLA

Blake, William. “Little Phebus came strutting in.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/blake/116/.

Chicago

Blake, William. “Little Phebus came strutting in.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/blake/116/.

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