“He who shall hurt the little wren
Shall never be beloved by men.”
Fuente: 1800s, Auguries of Innocence (1803), Line 29
“Always be ready to speak your mind, and a base man will avoid you.”
Fuente: 1790s, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (1790–1793), Proverbs of Hell, Line 37
“When thou seest an Eagle, thou seest a portion of Genius; lift up thy head!”
Fuente: 1790s, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (1790–1793), Proverbs of Hell, Line 54
“Rintrah roars and shakes his fires in the burden'd air;
Hungry clouds swag on the deep.”
The Argument
1790s, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (1790–1793)
“The cistern contains: the fountain overflows.”
Fuente: 1790s, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (1790–1793), Proverbs of Hell, Line 35
Fuente: 1800s, Jerusalem The Emanation of The Giant Albion (c. 1803–1820), Ch. 1, plate 5, lines 16-20 The Words of Blake
“"I die, I die!" the Mother said,
"My children die for lack of Bread."”
The Grey Monk, stanza 1
1810s, Miscellaneous poems and fragments from the Nonesuch edition
Song (How Sweet I Roamed), st. 4
1780s, Poetical Sketches (1783)
“You'll quite remove the ancient curse.”
No. 5, An Ancient Proverb
Poems from Blake's Notebook (c. 1791-1792), Several Questions Answered
Fuente: 1790s, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (1790–1793), Proverbs of Hell, Line 70
Fuente: 1800s, Jerusalem The Emanation of The Giant Albion (c. 1803–1820), Ch. 1, plate 12, line 28
Ibid
1800s, Milton (c. 1809)
1790s, Letter to Revd. Dr. Trusler (1799)
1790s, Letter to Revd. Dr. Trusler (1799)
the Mother said,
"My children die for lack of Bread."
The Grey Monk, stanza 1
1810s, Miscellaneous poems and fragments from the Nonesuch edition
First God Almighty comes with a Thump on the Head. Then Jesus Christ comes with a balm to heal it.
A Vision of the Last Judgment
1810s