William Blake
William Blake
William Blakewas an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age. His prophetic works have been said to form "what is in proportion to its merits the least read body of poetry in the English language". His visual artistry led one contemporary art critic to proclaim him "far and away the greatest artist Britain has ever produced". In...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth28 November 1757
For where'er the sun does shine, And where'er the rain does fall, Babe can never hunger there, Nor poverty the mind appall.
There is a place where Contrarieties are equally True...
There is a place where Contrarieties are equally True...
Silent as despairing love, and strong as jealousy...
The little ones leaped, and shouted, and laugh'd And all the hills echoed
To me this world is all one continued vision of fancy or imagination, and I feel flattered when I am told so. What is it sets Homer, Virgil and Milton in so high a rank of art? Why is the Bible more entertaining and instructive than any other book? Is it not because they are addressed to the imagination, which is spiritual sensation, and but immediately to the understanding or reason?
If you have form'd a circle to go into, Go into it yourself, and see how you would do. They said this mystery never shall cease: The priest promotes war, and the soldier peace.
If others had not been foolish, we should be so.
For everything exists and not one sigh nor smile nor tear, one hair nor particle of dust, not one can pass away.
Every thing possible to be believ'd is an image of truth.
If Christianity was morality, Socrates would be the Saviour.
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?
You've always had the power right there in your shoes, you just had to learn it for yourself.
The person who does not believe in miracles surely makes it certain that he or she will never take part in one.