Love

I asked a thief to steal me a peach

by William Blake 1757–1827

From The Rossetti Manuscript (c. 1793–1818)

Love

I asked a thief to steal me a peach:
He turned up his eyes.
I ask'd a lithe lady to lie her down:
Holy & meek, she cries.

As soon as I went an angel came:
He wink'd at the thief,
And smil'd at the dame;
And without one word said
Had a peach from the tree,
And still as a maid
Enjoy'd the Lady.

MLA

Blake, William. “I asked a thief to steal me a peach.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/blake/125/.

Chicago

Blake, William. “I asked a thief to steal me a peach.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/blake/125/.

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