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William Blake
Age: 69 †
Born: 1757
Born: November 28
Died: 1827
Died: August 12
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The fox condemns the trap, not himself.
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Auguries of innocence The emmet's inch and eagle's mile Make lame philosophy to smile. He who doubts from what he sees Will ne'er believe, do what you please.
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The pure soul shall mount on native wings, . . . and cut a path into the heaven of glory.
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What is now proved was once only imagined.
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The look of love alarms Because 'tis filled with fire But the look of soft deceit Shall win the lover's hire.
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Hindsight is a wonderful thing but foresight is better, especially when it comes to saving life, or some pain!
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The lust of the goat is the bounty of God.
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England! awake! awake! awake! Jerusalem thy sister calls! Why wilt thou sleep the sleep of death And close her from thy ancient walls?
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When Sir Joshua Reynolds died All Nature was degraded The King dropped a tear in the Queen's ear, And all his pictures faded.
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Fun I love, but too much fun is of all things the most loathsome. Mirth is better than fun, and happiness is better than mirth.
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Death is terrible, tho' borne on angels' wings!
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He who does not imagine in stronger and better lineaments, and in stronger and better light than his perishing and mortal eye can see, does not imagine at all.
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The Vision of Christ that thou dost see, Is my vision's greatest enemy. Thine is the Friend of all Mankind, Mine speaks in Parables to the blind. Thine loves the same world that mine hates, Thy heaven-doors are my hell gates.
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Those who restrain their desires, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained.
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Always be ready to speak your mind, and a base man will avoid you.
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Reason, or the ratio of all we have already known, is not the same that it shall be when we know more.
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Both read the Bible day and night, but thou read black where I read white.
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Gratitude is heaven itself there could be no heaven without gratitude.
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The Angel that presided o'er my birth Said, 'Little creature, formed of joy and mirth, Go love without the help of any thing on earth'.
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Every thing possible to be believ'd is an image of truth.
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