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William Blake Quotes - Page 10

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He who would do good to another must do it in minute particulars.

He who would do good to another must do it in minute particulars.

Hypocrite, Action, Minutes

Jerusalem ch. 3, plate 55, l. 60 (1815)

A dog starv'd at the master's gate Predicts the ruin of the State. A horse misus'd upon the road Calls to heaven for human blood. Each outcry of the hunted hare A fibre from the brain does tear, A skylark wounded on the wing, A cherubim does cease to sing.

Dog, Horse, Animal

'Auguries of Innocence' (c.1803) l. 9

O thou with dewy locks, who lookest down Thro' the clear windows of the morning, turn Thine angel eyes upon our western isle, Which in full choir hails thy approach, O Spring! The hills tell each other, and the listening Valleys hear; all our longing eyes are turned Up to thy bright pavilions: issue forth, And let thy holy feet visit our clime. Come o'er the eastern hills, and let our winds Kiss thy perfumed garments; let us taste Thy morn and evening breath; scatter thy pearls Upon our love-sick land that mourns for thee.

Morning, Spring, Eye

William Blake (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of William Blake (Illustrated)”, p.18, Delphi Classics

Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty !

Lord, Holy, Almighty

'A Vision of the Last Judgement' (1810) in 'MS Note-Book' p. 95

Christianity is art and not money. Money is its curse.

Art, Money, Christianity

William Blake, David Fuller (2000). “William Blake: Selected Poetry and Prose”, p.360, Pearson Education

Listen to the fool's reproach! It is a kingly title!

Titles, Fool, Reproach

William Blake (1977). “The Portable William Blake”, p.185, Penguin

Knowledge of ideal beauty is not to be acquired. It is born with us. Innate ideas are in every man, born with him; theyare truly himself.

Men, Ideas, Born

William Blake (1966). “Complete Writings: With Variant Readings”, p.459, Oxford University Press, USA

In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.

Life, Thinking Of You, Nature

William Blake, William Butler Yeats (1905). “Collected Poems”, p.165, Psychology Press

He who shall hurt the little wren Shall never be beloved by men.

Hurt, Men, Wrens

'Auguries of Innocence' (c.1803) l. 29

What seems to be, is, to those to whom it seems to be, and is productive of the most dreadful consequences to those to whom it seems to be, even of torments, despair, eternal death.

Death, Despair, Torment

William Blake (2008). “The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake”, p.179, Univ of California Press

Jesus & his apostles & disciples were all artists

Jesus, Artist, Disciple

William Blake, Robert N. Essick, Joseph Viscomi (1998). “Milton a Poem, and the Final Illuminated Works: The Ghost of Abel, On Homers Poetry, [and] On Virgil, Laocoön”, p.232, Princeton University Press

Lo! now the direful monster, whose skin clings To his strong bones, strides o'er the groaning rocks: He withers all in silence, and his hand Unclothes the earth, and freezes up frail life.

Strong, Winter, Rocks

William Blake (2005). “Collected Poems”, p.5, Routledge

I am really sorry to see my countrymen trouble themselves about politics. If men were wise, the most arbitrary princes could not hurt them. If they are not wise, the freest government is compelled to be a tyranny. Princes appear to me to be fools. Houses of Commons and Houses of Lords appear to me to be fools; they seem to me to be something else besides human life.

Wise, Hurt, Sorry

William Blake (1988). “William Blake”, Oxford University Press, USA

Travelers repose and dream among my leaves.

Dream, Travel, Journey

Where mercy, love, and pity dwell, there God is dwelling too.

Love, Dwelling, House

William Blake (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of William Blake (Illustrated)”, p.893, Delphi Classics

The Bat that flits at close of Eve Has left the Brain that won't believe. The Owl that calls upon the Night Speaks the Unbeliever's fright.

Believe, Night, Scary

'Auguries of Innocence' (c.1803) l. 25

Energy is the only life, and is from the body; and reason is the bound or outward circumference of energy. Energy is eternal delight.

Energy, Delight, Body

William Blake, W. H. Stevenson (2007). “Blake: The Complete Poems”, p.111, Pearson Education

To create a little flower is the labour of ages.

Happiness, Art, Nature

William Blake (2005). “Collected Poems”, p.167, Routledge

When the stars threw down their spears, and watered heaven with their tears, did he smile his work to see? Did he who made the Lamb make thee?

Stars, Heaven, Tears

Songs of Experience "The Tiger" (1794)

There can be no Good Will. Will is always Evil; it is persecution to others or selfishness.

Evil, Selfishness, Persecution

William Blake (1980). “Œuvres de William Blake”

Silent as despairing love, and strong as jealousy.

Strong, Silent

William Blake, David Fuller (2000). “William Blake: Selected Poetry and Prose”, p.259, Pearson Education

Nature in darkness groans and men are bound to sullen contemplation in the night: restless they turn on beds of sorrow; in their inmost brain feeling the crushing wheels, they rise, they write the bitter words of stern philosophy and knead the bread of knowledge with tears and groans.

Crush, Philosophy, Writing

William Blake (1966). “Complete Writings: With Variant Readings”, p.379, Oxford University Press, USA

Energy is an eternal delight.

Energy, Delight, Eternal

You throw the sand against the wind and the wind blows it back again.

Blow, Wind, Sand

'MS Note-Book' p. 7

Truth can never be told so as to be understood and not be believed.

Truth, Belief, Understood

'The Marriage of Heaven and Hell' (1790-3) 'Proverbs of Hell'

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