Social Commentaries
S in Childhood, on the nursery floor
From The Rossetti Manuscript (c. 1793–1818)
Social Commentaries
S in Childhood, on the nursery floor,
Was extreme Old and most extremely poor:
He has grown old & rich & what he will:
He is extreme old & extreme poor still.
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Blake, William. “S in Childhood, on the nursery floor.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/blake/166/.
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Blake, William. “S in Childhood, on the nursery floor.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/blake/166/.
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