But Since Friends Grow not Thick on Ev'ry Bough · Blake at Union

But Since Friends Grow not Thick on Ev'ry Bough

Title: But Since Friends Grow not Thick on Ev'ry Bough
Student Commentary:: This illustration from Edward Young’s Night-Thoughts (2005 facsimile) is for Night II (page 36 in the intended publication). The text, a testament to friendship, is surrounded by grapevines. At the bottom of the page, “Philander” and a friend are toasting each other with “the generous blood of Bacchus” (or wine, Bacchus being the Roman god of wine).
Links:: Detailed View of Image at the William Blake Archive; About this Book
Source: William Blake@Union Digital Collection