Love
Abstinence sows sand all over
From The Rossetti Manuscript (c. 1793–1818)
Love
Abstinence sows sand all over
The ruddy limbs & flaming hair,
But Desire Gratified
Plants fruits of life & beauty there.
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MLA
Blake, William. “Abstinence sows sand all over.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/blake/140/.
Chicago
Blake, William. “Abstinence sows sand all over.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/blake/140/.
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