IV. Hear then the pride and knowledge of a sailor! Songs from 'An Island in The Moon'. William Blake. 1908. The Poetical Works

William Blake (1757–1827). The Poetical Works. 1908.

Songs from ‘An Island in The Moon’

IV. Hear then the pride and knowledge of a sailor!


HEAR 1 then the pride and knowledge of a sailor!
His sprit sail, fore sail, main sail, and his mizen.
A poor frail man—God wot! I know none frailer,
I know no greater sinner than John Taylor.

Note 1. IV] Sung by Steelyard the Lawgiver, MS., chap. viii. [back]