Social Commentaries

If men will act like a maid smiling over a churn

by William Blake 1757–1827

From The Rossetti Manuscript (c. 1793–1818)

Social Commentaries

If men will act like a maid smiling over a churn,
They ought not, when it comes to another's turn,
To grow sour at what a friend may utter,
Knowing and feeling that we all have need of Butter.
False Friends, fie I fie! Our Friendship you shan't sever;
In spite we will be greater friends than ever.

MLA

Blake, William. “If men will act like a maid smiling over a churn.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/blake/226/.

Chicago

Blake, William. “If men will act like a maid smiling over a churn.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/blake/226/.

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