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

Songs from ‘An Island in The Moon’

VI. Lo! the Bat with leathern wing

LO! the Bat with leathern wing,

Winking and blinking,

Winking and blinking,

Winking and blinking,

Like Dr. Johnson.

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Quid.‘O ho!’ said Dr. Johnson

To Scipio Africanus,

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Suction.‘A ha!’ to Dr. Johnson

Said Scipio Africanus,

And the Cellar goes down with a step.(Grand Chorus.)