The Mind
Whate'er is done to her she cannot know
From The Rossetti Manuscript (c. 1793–1818)
The Mind
Whate'er is done to her she cannot know,
And if you'll ask her she will swear it so.
Whether tis good or evil none's to blame:
No one can take the pride, no one the shame.
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MLA
Blake, William. “Whate'er is done to her she cannot know.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/blake/153/.
Chicago
Blake, William. “Whate'er is done to her she cannot know.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/blake/153/.
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