“When nations grow old, the Arts grow cold,
And Commerce settles on every tree.”
William Blake (1757–1827) English Romantic poet and artist
On Art And Artists (1800) 'On the Foundation of the Royal Academy'
“When nations grow old,
the Arts grow cold,
And Commerce settles on every tree:
And the poor and the old
Can live upon gold,
For all are born poor.
Aged sixty-three.”
On Art And Artists (1800) 'On the Foundation of the Royal Academy'
1800s
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