I slept in the dark

For works with similar titles, see The wild flowers song.

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Notebook 20. I slept in the dark (The wild flower's song, stanzas of 2 and 3)
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Notebook, p. 109, reversed. Stanzas 2 and 3 of the poem The wild flowers song^[1] See also: Songs and Ballads.

1543295Notebook 20. I slept in the dark (The wild flower's song, stanzas of 2 and 3)William Blake

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I [was found del.] slept in the dark
In the silent night
I murmur'd my fears
And I felt delight.

In the morning I went
As rosy as morn
To seek for new Joy,
But I met with scorn.

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↑ The first stanza:

The wild flowers song

As I wanderd the forest
The green leaves among
I heard a wild flower
Singing a Song

This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

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[1] The first stanza:

The wild flowers song

As I wanderd the forest
The green leaves among
I heard a wild flower
Singing a Song

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