Social Commentaries

I, Rubens, am a Statesman and a Saint

by William Blake 1757–1827

From The Rossetti Manuscript (c. 1793–1818)

Social Commentaries

I, Rubens, am a Statesman and a Saint.
Deceptions . . . And so I'll learn to paint.

MLA

Blake, William. “I, Rubens, am a Statesman and a Saint.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/blake/197/.

Chicago

Blake, William. “I, Rubens, am a Statesman and a Saint.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/blake/197/.

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