Arts & Sciences

The cripple every step drudges & labours

by William Blake 1757–1827

From The Rossetti Manuscript (c. 1793–1818)

Arts & Sciences

The cripple every step drudges & labours,
And says: 'Come, learn to walk of me, Good Neighbours.'
Sir Joshua in astonishment cries out:
'See, what Great Labour! Pain in Modest Doubt!

He walks & stumbles as if he crep,
And how high labour'd is every step!'
Newton and Bacon cry 'Being badly Nurst,
He is all Experiments from last to first.'

MLA

Blake, William. “The cripple every step drudges & labours.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/blake/205/.

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Blake, William. “The cripple every step drudges & labours.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/blake/205/.

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