William Blake: Citáty anglicky

William Blake byl anglický romantický básník. Citáty anglicky.
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“When nations grow old,
the Arts grow cold,
And Commerce settles on every tree:
And the poor and the old
Can live upon gold,
For all are born poor.
              Aged sixty-three.”

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William Blake

On Art And Artists (1800) 'On the Foundation of the Royal Academy'
1800s

“O Rose thou art sick.
The invisible worm,
That flies in the night
In the howling storm:Has found out thy bed
Of crimson joy:
And his dark secret love
Does thy life destroy.”

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William Blake The Sick Rose

The Sick Rose, plate 39.
1790s, Songs of Experience (1794)

“Love seeketh not itself to please,
Nor for itself hath any care,
But for another gives its ease,
And builds a heaven in hell’s despair.”

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William Blake

The Clod and the Pebble, st. 1
1790s, Songs of Experience (1794)

“I am not ashamed, afraid, or averse to tell you what Ought to be Told: That I am under the direction of Messengers from Heaven, Daily & Nightly;”

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William Blake

1790s

“Damn sneerers!”

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William Blake

1780s, Annotations to Lavater (1788)

“Does the Eagle know what is in the pit?
Or wilt thou go ask the Mole?
Can Wisdom be put in a silver rod?
Or Love in a golden bowl?”

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William Blake The Book of Thel

The Book of Thel, Thel's Motto (1789–1792)
1780s

“In my Brain are studies & Chambers fill'd with books & pictures of old, which I wrote & painted in ages of Eternity before my mortal life;”

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William Blake

The Letters Of William Blake https://archive.org/details/lettersofwilliam002199mbp (1956), p. 50 <br class="br">1790s