William+Blake

William Blake

__Life:__

 * Born November 28th 1757.
 * Died august 12 1827.
 * Born in London, England.
 * He married an illiterate woman and taught her to read.

__Education:__
so as to read classical works in their original language.
 * He entered art school at age ten.
 * At age 14 he became an engraver's apprentice.
 * Later he became an engraver and painter.
 * He taught himself Greek, Latin, and Hebrew, and Italian

__Remembered:__

 * He was most respected artist in London.
 * He is today known as a great visionary poet of English language.
 * He created his own personal mythology that defines the sybolism in his works that can sometimes be hard to understand. He had "visions" as his source of inspiration.
 * When Blake was young, he recalls seeing “mystical visions”. These mystical visions included god-like figures such. For instance, “once he saw God reaching down to him through the window” of the building he was in. Another instance was when he saw “a tree full of angels”. He also often referred to his works as “prophecies” or “visions”.
 * Blake thought that the cause for all of the unhappiness in the world was because of “mistaken beliefs”. In result of this, he had basically made his own religion by taking bits and pieces of other religions that worked for him.

//**The Lamb:**//
Little Lamb, who made thee? Dost thou know who made thee? Gave thee life, and bid thee feed, By the stream and o'er the mead; Gave thee clothing of delight, Softest clothing, woolly, bright; Gave thee such a tender voice, Making all the vales rejoice? Little Lamb, who made thee? Dost thou know who made thee?

Little Lamb, I'll tell thee, Little Lamb, I'll tell thee. He is called by thy name, For He calls Himself a Lamb. <span style="color: #0a6da9; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">He is meek, and He is mild; <span style="color: #0a6da9; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">He became a little child. <span style="color: #0a6da9; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">I a child, and thou a lamb, <span style="color: #0a6da9; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">We are called by His name. <span style="color: #0a6da9; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Little Lamb, God bless thee! <span style="color: #0a6da9; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Little Lamb, God bless thee!

//**The Tyger:**//
<span style="color: #0a6da9; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Tyger! Tyger! burning bright <span style="color: #0a6da9; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">In the forests of the night, <span style="color: #0a6da9; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">What immortal hand or eye <span style="color: #0a6da9; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Could frame thy fearful symmetry?

<span style="color: #0a6da9; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">In what distant deeps or skies <span style="color: #0a6da9; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Burnt the fire of thine eyes? <span style="color: #0a6da9; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">On what wings dare he aspire? <span style="color: #0a6da9; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">What the hand dare seize the fire?

<span style="color: #0a6da9; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">And what shoulder, & what art. <span style="color: #0a6da9; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Could twist the sinews of thy heart? <span style="color: #0a6da9; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">And when thy heart began to beat, <span style="color: #0a6da9; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">What dread hand? & what dread feet?

<span style="color: #0a6da9; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">What the hammer? what the chain? <span style="color: #0a6da9; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">In what furnace was thy brain? <span style="color: #0a6da9; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">What the anvil? what dread grasp <span style="color: #0a6da9; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Dare its deadly terrors clasp?

<span style="color: #0a6da9; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">When the stars threw down their spears, <span style="color: #0a6da9; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">And watered heaven with their tears, <span style="color: #0a6da9; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Did he smile his work to see? <span style="color: #0a6da9; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Did he who made the Lamb make thee?

<span style="color: #0a6da9; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Tyger! Tyger! burning bright <span style="color: #0a6da9; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">In the forests of the night, <span style="color: #0a6da9; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">What immortal hand or eye <span style="color: #0a6da9; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?

Use the top one now: (the one titled "2nd draft". I had to redo a picture)

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