William Stanley Braithwaite, ed. The Book of Georgian Verse. 1909.
Infant JoyWilliam Blake (17571827)
‘I
I am but two days old.’
What shall I call thee?
‘I happy am,
Joy is my name.’
Sweet joy befall thee!
Sweet joy, but two days old.
Sweet joy I call thee:
Thou dost smile,
I sing the while,
Sweet joy befall thee!