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ON F----- & S----- by WILLIAM BLAKE

Poet Analysis

First Line: I FOUND THEM BLIND I TAUGHT THEM HOW TO SEE
Last Line: A FOOL TO A BOLT A KNAVE TO A GLASS OF GIN
Subject(s): BIBLE; FLAXMAN, JOHN (1755-1826); MYTHOLOGY; STOTHARD, THOMAS (1755-1834);

I found them blind I taught them how to see
And now they know neither themselves nor me
Tis Excellent to turn a thorn to a pin
A Fool to a bolt a knave to a glass of gin



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