Religion

To the Accuser who is The God of This World

by William Blake 1757–1827

From For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise (1818)

Religion

Truly, My Satan, thou art but a Dunce,
And dost not know the Garment from the Man;
Every Harlot was a Virgin once,
Nor canst thou ever change Kate into Nan.
Tho' thou art Worshipped by the Names Divine
Of Jesus and Jehovah, thou art still
The Son of Morn in weary Night's decline,
The lost Traveller's Dream under the Hill.

MLA

Blake, William. “To the Accuser who is The God of This World.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/blake/248/.

Chicago

Blake, William. “To the Accuser who is The God of This World.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/blake/248/.

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