Youth of delight! come hither
And see the opening morn,
Image of Truth new-born.
Doubt is fled, and clouds of reason,
Dark disputes and artful teazing.
Folly is an endless maze;
Tangled roots perplex her ways;
How many have fallen there!
They stumble all night over bones of the dead;
And feel--they know not what but care;
And wish to lead others, when they should be led.

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	p_bettany 2009-07-23 10:32 pm UTC (link)
	Shall I send Ian round with the gag? (Reply to this)(Thread)

	est_dcraig 2009-07-23 11:03 pm UTC (link)
	If you don't I'll go and do it my own self. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	ian_mckellen 2009-07-24 06:40 am UTC (link)
	Dear me, I had no idea Blake was so unpopular. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	p_bettany 2009-07-24 12:10 pm UTC (link)
	Oh it's not that he's unpopular, but he rather does go on a bit. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ian_mckellen 2009-07-24 12:11 pm UTC (link)
	You think so? Curious, I never thought of him in those terms before. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	p_bettany 2009-07-24 12:14 pm UTC (link)
	Me neither, but I know there are far more important things Rupert could be doing. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ian_mckellen 2009-07-24 12:21 pm UTC (link)
	I was talking about Blake dear boy, not Rupert, although I am quite enjoying his choice of poetry. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	p_bettany 2009-07-24 12:25 pm UTC (link)
	I know, but I was talking about Rupert to start with, not Blake. (Reply to this)(Parent)