by William Blake (1757 - 1827)
If I e'er grow to man's estate
Language: English
If I e'er grow to man's estate, O! give to me a woman's fate. May I govern all, both great and small, Have the last word, and take the wall.
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- by William Blake (1757 - 1827), no title, appears in Notebook, in Gnomic Verses, no. 18 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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