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I'll shade him from the heat till he can bear

Quote byWilliam Blake · 1757–1827

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Songs of Innocence (1789–1790), The Little Black Boy, st. 7.

English (original)

I'll shade him from the heat till he can bear To lean in joy upon our Father's knee; And then I'll stand and stroke his silver hair, And be like him and he will then love me.

— William Blake

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