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The countless gold of a merry heart, The rubies and pearls of a loving eye, The indolent never can bring to the mart, Nor the secret hoard up in his treasury.
William Blake
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William Blake
Age: 69 †
Born: 1757
Born: November 28
Died: 1827
Died: August 12
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A dead body revenges not injuries.
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He who shall hurt the little wren Shall never be beloved by men.
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The pride of the peacock is the glory of God. The lust of the goat is the bounty of God. The wrath of the lion is the wisdom of God. The nakedness of woman is the work of God.
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Why cannot the ear be closed to its own destruction? Or the glistening eye to the poison of a smile?
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For everything exists and not one sigh nor smile nor tear, one hair nor particle of dust, not one can pass away.
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The spirits of the air live on the smells Of fruit and joy, with pinions light, roves round The gardens, or sits singing in the trees.
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