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It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend. — William Blake

Poem

It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.

William Blake
1815
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Topic
ForgivenessFriends and enemiesEnemiesFriends
Medium
Poem
Time
1815
Person
William Blake
Provenance
Current citation
Blake, William. "Jerusalem: The Emanation of the Giant Albion." The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake. University of California Press, 2008, ch. 4, plate 91, l. 1.
Original citation
Blake, William. Jerusalem: The Emanation of the Giant Albion. London, c. 1820, ch. 4, plate 91, l. 1.

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