And we are put on earth a little space, That we may learn to bear the beams of love. — William Blake
And we are put on earth a little space, That we may learn to bear the beams of love.
Songs of Innocence · 1789
★ 3.8Provenance
Current citation
Blake, William. "The Little Black Boy." William Blake: Selected Poems, edited by Nicholas Shrimpton. Oxford University Press, 2019.
Original citation
Blake, William. "The Little Black Boy." Songs of Innocence. London, 1789.