| William Blake (1757–1827). The Poetical Works. 1908. | | | | Selections from ‘The Four Zoas’ | | [Accuser and Accused] |
| | (Four Zoas, Night IX, ll. 264–70.)
THEY see him whom they have pierc’d; they wail because of him; | |
| They magnify themselves no more against Jerusalem, nor | |
| Against her little ones. The Innocent, accusèd before the judges, | |
| Shines with immortal glory: trembling, the Judge springs from his throne, | |
| Hiding his face in the dust beneath the prisoner’s feet, and saying: | 5 |
| ‘Brother of Jesus, what have I done? Entreat thy Lord for me! | |
| Perhaps I may be forgiven.’ | | | | |
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