Versos English William Blake =English Encouragement of Art=

English poem

=English Encouragement of Art=

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[First reading]

If you mean to Please Every body you will Set to work both Ignorance & skill For a great multitude are Ignorantt And skill to them seems raving & rant Like putting oil & water into a lamp Twill make a great splutter with smoke & damp For there is no use as it seems to me Of lighting a Lamp when you dont wish to see

[Final reading]

English Encouragement of Art

Cromeks opinions put into Rhyme

If you mean to Please Every body you will Menny wouver both Bunglishness & skill For a great Conquest are Bunglery And Jenous looks to ham like mad Rantery Like displaying oil & water into a lamp Twill hold forth a huge splutter with smoke & damp For its all sheer loss as it seems to me Of displaying up a light when we want not to see