The Sick Rose, plate 39.
1790s, Songs of Experience (1794)
“O Rose thou art sick.
The invisible worm,
That flies in the night
In the howling storm:”
—
William Blake
,
book
Songs of Experience
The Sick Rose, plate 39.
Source: Songs of Experience (1794)
Context: p>O Rose thou art sick.
The invisible worm,
That flies in the night
In the howling storm:Has found out thy bed
Of crimson joy:
And his dark secret love
Does thy life destroy.</p
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