Arts & Sciences

The Villain at the Gallows tree

by William Blake 1757–1827

From The Rossetti Manuscript (c. 1793–1818)

Arts & Sciences

The Villain at the Gallows tree,
When he is doom'd to die,
To assuage his misery
In virtue's praise does cry.

So Reynolds when he came to die,
To assuage his bitter woe,
Thus aloud did howl & cry:
'Michael Angelo! Michael Angelo!'

MLA

Blake, William. “The Villain at the Gallows tree.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/blake/180/.

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Blake, William. “The Villain at the Gallows tree.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/blake/180/.

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