The Mind
I found them blind: I taught them how to see
From The Rossetti Manuscript (c. 1793–1818)
The Mind
I found them blind: I taught them how to see;
And now they know neither themselves nor me.
'Tis excellent to turn a thorn to a pin,
A Fool to a bolt, a Knave to a glass of gin.
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MLA
Blake, William. “I found them blind: I taught them how to see.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/blake/183/.
Chicago
Blake, William. “I found them blind: I taught them how to see.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/blake/183/.
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