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1757–1827

A DIVINE IMAGE

William Blake

Cruelty has a human heart, And Jealousy a human face; Terror the human form divine, And Secrecy the human dress.

The human dress is forgèd iron, The human form a fiery forge, The human face a furnace sealed, The human heart its hungry gorge.

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A DIVINE IMAGE · William Blake · Poetry Cove