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1757–1827

THE BLOSSOM

William Blake

Merry, merry sparrow! Under leaves so green A happy blossom Sees you, swift as arrow,

Seek your cradle narrow, Near my bosom. Pretty, pretty robin! Under leaves so green

A happy blossom Hears you sobbing, sobbing, Pretty, pretty robin, Near my bosom.

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