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William Blake (1757–1827). The Poetical Works. 1908.

On Friends and Foes

On S[tothard]: You say reserve and modesty he has

XVI
YOU say reserve and modesty he has,

Whose heart is iron, his head wood, and his face brass.

The fox, the owl, the beetle, and the bat

By sweet reserve and modesty get fat.