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ON FRIENDS AND FOES by WILLIAM BLAKE

Poet Analysis

First Line: I AM NO HOMER'S HERO YOU ALL KNOW
Last Line: AND BECOMES THE ENEMY & BETRAYER OF HIS FRIENDS
Subject(s): BIBLE; ENEMIES; FRIENDSHIP; MYTHOLOGY;

I am no Homer's Hero you all know
I profess not Generosity to a Foe
My Generosity is to my Friends
That for their Friendship I may make amends
The Generous to Enemies promotes their Ends
And becomes the Enemy & Betrayer of his Friends



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