The Mind
O lapwing! thou fliest around the heath
From The Rossetti Manuscript (c. 1793–1818)
The Mind
O lapwing! thou fliest around the heath,
Nor seest the net that is spread beneath.
Why dost thou not fly among the corn fields?
They cannot spread nets where a harvest yields.
Cite this poem
MLA
Blake, William. “O lapwing! thou fliest around the heath.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/blake/126/.
Chicago
Blake, William. “O lapwing! thou fliest around the heath.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/blake/126/.
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