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" I was angry with my friend:
I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
I was angry with my foe;
I told it not, my wrath did grow.

And I water'd it in fears,
Night & morning with my tears;
And I sunnéd it with smiles
And with soft deceitful wiles.

And it grew both day and night,
Till it bore an apple bright;
And my foe beheld it shine,
And he knew that it was mine,

And into my garden stole,
When the night had veil'd the pole:
In the morning glad I see
My foe outstretch'd beneath the tree. "

William Blake , Songs of Experience


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William Blake quote : I was angry with my friend: <br />I told my wrath, my wrath did end. <br />I was angry with my foe; <br />I told it not, my wrath did grow.<br /><br />And I water'd it in fears, <br />Night & morning with my tears; <br />And I sunnéd it with smiles <br />And with soft deceitful wiles. <br /><br />And it grew both day and night, <br />Till it bore an apple bright; <br />And my foe beheld it shine, <br />And he knew that it was mine, <br /><br />And into my garden stole, <br />When the night had veil'd the pole: <br />In the morning glad I see <br />My foe outstretch'd beneath the tree.