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As a man is, so he sees.

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
England
W. Blake
Uil'iam Bleik
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The fox condemns the trap, not himself.
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It is the greatest of crimes to depress true art and science.
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Dear Mother, dear Mother, the Church is cold, But the Ale-house is healthy and pleasant and warm.
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Life delights in life.
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How do you know but ev’ry Bird that cuts the airy way, Is an immense world of delight, clos’d by your senses five?
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Since all the riches of this world May be gifts from the Devil and earthly kings, I should suspect that I worshipp'd the Devil If I thank'd my God for worldly things.
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And priests in black gowns were walking their rounds and binding with briars my joys and desires. (from 'The Garden of Love')
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Without contraries there is no progression.
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The ruins of time build mansions in eternity.
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Mans desires are limited by his perceptions none can desire what he has not perceived.
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The grave is Heaven's golden gate, And rich and poor around it wait O Shepherdess of England's fold, Behold this gate of pearl and gold!
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That the Jews assumed a right exclusively to the benefits of God will be a lasting witness against them and the same will it be against Christians.
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The lust of the goat is the bounty of God.
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The fool who persists in his folly will become wise.
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Where lambs have nibbled, silent moves the feet of angels bright unseen they pour blessing, and joy without ceasing, on each bud and blossom, and each sleeping bosom.
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For the Eye altering alters all The Senses roll themselves in fear And the flat Earth becomes a Ball.
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Thou art a man God is no more Thy own humanity Learn to adore
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For I dance And drink and sing, Till some blind hand Shall brush my wing. If thought is life And strength and breath And the want Of thought is death Then am I A happy fly If I live Or if I die
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Christianity is art and not money. Money is its curse.
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One Power alone makes a Poet: Imagination. The Divine Vision.
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