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«And priests in black gowns were walking their rounds, / And binding with briars my joys and desires.»
«When my mother died, I was very young, / And my father sold me while yet my tongue / Could scarcely cry `'weep! 'weep! 'weep! 'weep!' / So your chimneys I sweep, and in soot I sleep.»
Author: William Blake
(Engraver, Mystic, Painter, Poet)
| Keywords:
chimneys, mother tongue, soot, sweep
«The strongest poison ever known / Came from Caesar's laurel crown.»
«England! awake! awake! awake! / Jerusalem thy sister calls! / Why wilt thou sleep the sleep of death, / And close her from thy ancient walls?»
«A petty sneaking thief I knew - / O! Mr Cr-, how do you do?»
«I am sure this Jesus will not do, / Either for Englishman or Jew.»
«`I have no name: / I am but two days old.' / What shall I call thee? / `I happy am, / Joy is my name.' / Sweet joy befall thee!»
«The harlot's cry from street to street / Shall weave old England's winding-sheet.»
«Travelers repose and dream among my leaves.»
«`Father, O father! what do we here / In this land of unbelief and fear? / The Land of Dreams is better far, / Above the light of the morning star.'»
Author: William Blake
(Engraver, Mystic, Painter, Poet)
| Keywords:
morning star, The Morning Star, unbelief
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