Nail his neck to the Cross nail it with a nail

by William Blake

Blake manuscript - Notebook - page 079

Edited text:^[1]

cxxviii

Nail his neck to the Cross: nail it with a nail.
Nail his neck to the Cross: ye all have power over his tail.

MS. Book, p. 79. EY ii. 57 wrongly regard this as part of The Everlasting
Gospel, 'for which no place can be assigned.'

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The original text:^[2]

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Nail his neck to the Cross nail it with a nail
Nail his neck to the Cross ye all have power over his tail

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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. 237.
2. "The Complete Poetry & Prose of William Blake", ed. by David V. Erdman, Anchor Books, 1988, p. 517.