“What in her do I require?
The face of gratified desire.”
Brownish Spider.
Brother, Sister (2006)
“What is it men in women do require?
The lineaments of gratified desire.
What is it women do in men require?
The lineaments of gratified desire.”
No. 4, What Is It
1790s, Poems from Blake's Notebook (c. 1791-1792), Several Questions Answered
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