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William Blake1757–1827

O rose thou art sick.
The invisible worm,
That flies in the night
In the howling storm:
Has found out thy bed
Of crimson joy:
And his dark secret love
Does thy life destroy.

William Blake on life and death

The Sick Rose (1794)

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