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Jesus was sitting in Moses’ chair, They brought the trembling woman there. Moses commands she be ston’d to death, What was the sound of Jesus’ breath? He laid His hand on Moses’ law: The ancient Heavens, in silent awe, Writ with curses from pole to pole, All away began to roll.

William Blake

The Everlasting Gospel · 1818

★ 1.9

He who would do good to another must do it in minute particulars; General good is the plea of the scoundrel, hypocrite, and flatterer: For art and science cannot exist but in the minutely organized particulars.

William Blake

Jerusalem · 1820

★ 1.9

Poetry fettered fetters the human race. Nations are destroyed, or flourish, in proportion as their poetry, painting, and music are destroyed or flourish!

William Blake

Jerusalem · 1820

★ 1.9

Poem

Little Lamb, who made thee? Dost thou know who made thee? Gave thee life and bid the feed By the stream and o'er the mead; Gave thee clothing of delight, Softest clothing, wooly, bright.

William Blake

Songs of Innocence · 1789

★ 2.0

Poem

Tyger! Tyger! burning bright In the forests of the night, What immortal hand or eye Could frame thy fearful symmetry? In what distant deeps or skies Burnt the fire of thine eyes? On what wings dare he aspire? What the hand dare seize the fire?

William Blake

Songs of Experience · 1794

★ 2.0

Poem

Little Fly, Thy summer's play My thoughtless hand Has brushed away. Am not I A fly like thee? Or art not thou A man like me? For I dance And drink and sing, Till some blind hand Shall brush my wing.

William Blake

Songs of Experience · 1794

★ 2.0

Poem · Philosophical literature

The pride of the peacock is the glory of God. The last 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.

William Blake

The Marriage of Heaven and Hell · 1794

★ 2.0

Poem

When the stars threw down their spears And water'd heaven with their tears: Did he smile his work to see? Did he who made the Lamb make thee?

William Blake

1794

★ 2.0

Poem

Oh why was I born with a different face? Why was I not born like the rest of my race?

William Blake

1803

★ 2.0

Poem

The moon like a flower In heaven's high bower, With silent delight, Sits and smiles on the night.

William Blake

Songs of Innocence · 1789

★ 2.1

Poem · Philosophical literature

Think in the morning. Act in the noon. Eat in the evening. Sleep in the night.

William Blake

The Marriage of Heaven and Hell · 1794

★ 2.1

Poem

Never seek to tell thy love Love that never told can be; For the gentle wind does move Silently, invisibly. I told my love, I told my love, I told her all my heart; Trembling, cold, in ghastly fears - Ah, she doth depart.

William Blake

1792

★ 3.6

Poem

Abstinence sows sand all over The ruddy limbs and flaming hair, But Desire gratified Plants fruits of life and beauty there.

William Blake

1792

★ 3.7

Poem · Philosophical literature

Improvement makes straight roads, but the crooked roads without improvement are roads of Genius.

William Blake

The Marriage of Heaven and Hell · 1793

★ 3.7

Letter

The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way.

William Blake

1799

★ 3.7

Poem

There is a smile of love, And there is a smile of deceit, And there is a smile of smiles In which these two smiles meet.

William Blake

1805

★ 3.7

Poem

The atoms of Democritus And Newton’s particles of light Are sands upon the Red Sea shore, Where Israel’s tents do shine so bright.

William Blake

1807

★ 3.7

Poem

Never pain to tell thy love Love that never told can be For the gentle wind does move Silently invisibly

William Blake

1807

★ 3.7

Poem

Both read the Bible day and night, But thou read'st black where I read white.

William Blake

The Everlasting Gospel · 1818

★ 3.7

Intuition of truth, not preceded by perceptible meditation, is genius.

William Blake

1788

★ 3.8

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