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This life's dim windows of the soul Distorts the heavens from pole to pole And leads you to believe a lie When you see with, not through, the eye.

William Blake

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William Blake
Age: 69 †
Born: 1757
Born: November 28
Died: 1827
Died: August 12
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London
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Uil'iam Bleik
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Thy friendship oft has made my heart to ache: do be my enemy for friendship's sake.
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The cut worm forgives the plow.
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