To Chloes breast young Cupid slily stole

by William Blake

Blake manuscript - Notebook - page 078

Edited text:^[1]

cxxvi

To Chloe's breast young Cupid slily stole,
But he crept in at Myra's pocket-hole.

MS. Book, p. 78. DGR, WMR, EY (' Coupl.' iv), WBY (' Coupl.' 5).
1 breast] heart R1

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The original text:^[2]

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To Chloes breast young Cupid slily stole
But he crept in at Myras pocket hole

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Notes

1. The poetical works of William Blake; a new and verbatim text from the manuscript engraved and letterpress originals; With variorum readings and bibliographical notes and prefaces, edited by Sampson, John, Clarendon Press Oxford 1905, c. 236.
2. "The Complete Poetry & Prose of William Blake", ed. by David V. Erdman, Anchor Books, 1988, p. 516.