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William Blake

“It is right it should be so;
Man was made for joy and woe;
And when this we rightly know,
Thro' the world we safely go.

Joy and woe are woven fine,
A clothing for the soul divine.
Under every grief and pine
Runs a joy with silken twine.”

William Blake, The Complete Poems
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The Complete Poems The Complete Poems by William Blake
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