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William Blake (1757–1827).  The Poetical Works.  1908.
 
Gnomic Verses
O lapwing! thou fliest around the heath
 
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O LAPWING! thou fliest around the heath,
Nor seest the net that is spread beneath.
Why dost thou not fly among the corn fields?
They cannot spread nets where a harvest yields.
 
 
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