All William Blake Quotes
- Each man must create his own system or else he is a slave to another mans Another Mans
- Down the winding cavern we groped our tedious way, till a void boundless as the nether sky appeared beneath us, and we held by the… Appeared
- When the stars threw down their spears, and watered heaven with their tears, did he smile his work to see? Did he who made the… Down
- I wander thro' each charter'd street, Near where the charter'd Thames does flow, And mark in every face I meet Marks of weakness, marks of… Appalls
- Auguries of innocence "The emmet's inch and eagle's mile Make lame philosophy to smile. He who doubts from what he sees Will ne'er believe, do… Believe
- How can the bird that is born for joy Sit in a cage and sing? How can a child, when fears annoy, But droop his… Annoy
- Jerusalem (1804) And did those feet in ancient time Walk upon England's mountains green And was the holy lamb of God On England's pleasant pastures… Among
- Pity would be no more, If we did not make somebody poor. Mercy no more could be, If all were happy as we. All
- The Sick Rose O Rose, thou art sick. The invisible worm That flies in the night In the howling storm Has found out thy bed… Art
- A robin redbreast in a cage Puts all heaven in a rage. All
- He who replies to words of doubt doth put the light of knowledge out. Doth
- Make your own rules or be a slave to another man's. Inspirational
- Men are admitted into heaven not because they have curbed and governed their passions or have no passions, but because they have cultivated their understandings.… Admitted
- Thy friendship oft has made my heart to ache: do be my enemy for friendship's sake. Ache
- Without contraries there is no progression. Contraries
- How can a bird that is born for joy Sit in a cage and sing? Bird
- Can I see another's woe, And not be in sorrow too? Can I see another's grief, And not seek for kind relief? Can I see… Child
- The moon, like a flower in heaven's high bower, with silent delight sits and smiles on the night. Bower
- Children of the future age Reading this indignant page Know that in a former time Love, sweet love, was thought a crime Age
- Thou art a man God is no more Thy own humanity Learn to adore Adore