The Sussex Men are Noted Fools

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1545529Notebook c.1808-1811 6. The Sussex Men are Noted FoolsWilliam Blake

Blake manuscript - Notebook 1808 - 06 The Sussex Men are Noted Fools

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The Sussex Men are Noted Fools,
And weak is their brain pan:
I wonder if H[aines][2] the painter
Is not a Sussex Man?

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The original text:[3]

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The Sussex Men are Noted Fools
And weak is their brain pan
I wonder if H——the painter
Is not a Sussex Man

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Notes

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  1. "Blake Complete Writings", ed. Geoffrey Keynes, pub. OUP 1966/85, p. 538.
  2. Identified by Sampson as William Haines (1778-1848), engraver and painter.
  3. "The Complete Poetry & Prose of William Blake", ed. by David V. Erdman, Anchor Books, 1988, p. 506.

This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

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