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Turn away no more

Quote byWilliam Blake · 1757–1827

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Songs of Experience (1794), Introduction, st. 4.

English (original)

Turn away no more; Why wilt thou turn away? The starry floor, The watery shore Is given thee till the break of day.

— William Blake

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