The modest Rose puts forth a thorn, The humble sheep a threat'ning horn: While the Lily white shall in love delight, Nor a thorn nor a threat stain her beauty bright.
羞怯的玫瑰生出尖刺,温顺的羊也亮出威吓的角;唯有洁白的百合在爱中欢欣,不让尖刺或威胁玷污她明丽的美。
— William Blake · The Lily · Songs of Innocence and of Experience —