William Blake
Born: 11-27-1757
William Blake was an English poet, painter, and printmaker, born in 1757. Known for his visionary work, he combined poetry and art to explore themes of imagination, spirituality, and human experience. Blake's notable works include "Songs of Innocence and of Experience" and "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell." Often considered a seminal figure in the Romantic Age, Blake's innovative and mystical approach continues to influence literature and art.
Book summaries for books written by William Blake
Quotes
A little black thing among the snow, Crying 'weep! 'weep! in notes of woe!
Piping down the valleys wild, Piping songs of pleasant glee
And I made a rural pen, And I stained the water clear
Little lamb, who made thee? Dost thou know who made thee?
And the bay was white with silent light, Till rising from the same
He doth give his joy to all, He becomes an infant small
And I plucked a hollow reed, And I made a rural pen
Till the little ones weary, No more can be merry
The birds of the bush, Sing louder around
I a child and thou a lamb, We are called by his name
When the voices of children are heard on the green, And laughing is heard on the hill
They clothed me in the clothes of death, And taught me to sing the notes of woe