Never seek to tell thy love Love that never told can be; For the gentle wind does… — William Blake
Never seek to tell thy love Love that never told can be; For the gentle wind does move Silently, invisibly. I told my love, I told my love, I told her all my heart; Trembling, cold, in ghastly fears - Ah, she doth depart.
1792
★ 3.6Provenance
Current citation
Blake, William. "Never Pain to Tell Thy Love." William Blake: Selected Poems, edited by Nicholas Shrimpton. Oxford University Press, 2019.
Original citation
Blake, William. Poem written in his notebook. c. 1792.