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William Blake
November 28, 1757 – August 12, 1827
Poetry Listing
Please Note: This list is not comprehensive, but is an ongoing work of the love of poetry.
Within this area you will be able to read, and give your thoughts on the poetry listed.
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| | Poem Title | First Lines | Period | # Lines | # Reads | | 1: | A Cradle Song | Sleep, sleep, beauty bright, | | 16 | 954 | | 2: | A Cradle Song | Sweet dreams, form a shade | | 32 | 845 | | 3: | A Divine Image | Cruelty has a human heart, | | 8 | 824 | | 4: | A Dream | Once a dream did weave a shade | | 20 | 887 | | 5: | A Little Boy Lost | Nought loves another as itself, | | 24 | 716 | | 6: | A Little Girl Lost | Children of the future age, | | 34 | 731 | | 7: | A Poison Tree | I was angry with my friend: | | 16 | 813 | | 8: | A Song | Sweet dreams, form a shade | | 32 | 818 | | 9: | A Song Of Liberty | The Eternal Female groand! it was heard over all the Earth: | | 26 | 652 | | 10: | A War Song To Englishmen | Prepare, prepare the iron helm of war, | | 30 | 701 | | 11: | Ah Sunflower | Ah Sunflower, weary of time, | | 8 | 812 | | 12: | An Imitation Of Spenser | Golden Apollo, that thro' heaven wide | | 53 | 694 | | 13: | And Did Those Feet In Ancient Time | And did those feet in ancient time | | 16 | 736 | | 14: | Auguries Of Innocence | To see a World in a Grain of Sand | | 132 | 846 | | 15: | Blind Man's Buff | When silver snow decks Susan's clothes, | | 70 | 700 | | 16: | Broken Love | My Spectre around me night and day | | 68 | 804 | | 17: | But In The Wine-Presses The Human Grapes Sing Not Nor Dance | But in the Wine-presses the human grapes sing not nor dance: | | 12 | 681 | | 18: | Cupid | Why was Cupid a boy, | | 16 | 198 | | 19: | Day | The Sun arises in the East, | | 5 | 821 | | 20: | Divine Image | To Mercy, Pity, Peace, and Love, | | 20 | 764 | | 21: | Earth's Answer | Earth raised up her head | | 25 | 783 | | 22: | England! Awake! Awake! Awake! | England! awake! awake! awake! | | 12 | 637 | | 23: | Eternity | He who binds to himself a joy | | 4 | 843 | | 24: | Fair Elanor | The bell struck one, and shook the silent tower; | | 72 | 651 | | 25: | From Milton: And did those feet | And did those feet in ancient time | | 16 | 627 | | 26: | Gwin King of Norway | Come, kings, and listen to my song: | | 116 | 572 | | 27: | Hear The Voice Of The Bard | Hear the voice of the Bard! | | 20 | 616 | | 28: | Holy Thursday | Twas on a Holy Thursday, their innocent faces clean, | | 12 | 614 | | 29: | Holy Thursday | Is this a holy thing to see | | 16 | 613 | | 30: | How Sweet I Roam'd | How sweet I roam'd from field to field, | | 16 | 619 | | 31: | I Heard An Angel | I heard an Angel singing When the day was springing, | | 20 | 747 | | 32: | I Rose Up At The Dawn Of Day | I rose up at the dawn of day | | 28 | 707 | | 33: | I Saw A Chapel | I saw a chapel all of gold | | 16 | 698 | | 34: | I See The Four-fold Man | I see the Four-fold Man, The Humanity in deadly sleep | | 15 | 1038 | | 35: | If It Is True What The Prophets Write | If it is true, what the Prophets write, | | 14 | 680 | | 36: | Infant Joy | I have no name; I am but two days old." | | 12 | 795 | | 37: | Infant Sorrow | My mother groaned, my father wept: | | 8 | 678 | | 38: | Introduction To Songs Of Experience | Hear the voice of the Bard, | | 20 | 668 | | 39: | Introduction To Songs Of Innocence | Piping down the valleys wild, | | 20 | 662 | | 40: | Jerusalem | And did those feet in ancient time | | 16 | 669 | | 41: | Jerusalem: I See The Four-fold Man, The Humanity In Deadly Sleep | I see the Four-fold Man, The Humanity in deadly sleep | | 15 | 647 | | 42: | Laughing Song | When the green woods laugh with the voice of joy, | | 12 | 784 | | 43: | London | I wandered through each chartered street, | | 16 | 628 | | 44: | Love And Harmony | Love and harmony combine, | | 20 | 800 | | 45: | Love's Secret | Never seek to tell thy love, | | 12 | 744 | | 46: | Mad Song | The wild winds weep And the night is a-cold; | | 24 | 739 | | 47: | Milton: And Did Those Feet In Ancient Time | And did those feet in ancient time | | 16 | 634 | | 48: | Mock On, Mock On, Voltaire, Rousseau | Mock on, mock on, Voltaire, Rousseau; | | 12 | 632 | | 49: | My Pretty Rose Tree | A flower was offered to me, | | 8 | 733 | | 50: | My Spectre Around Me | My spectre around me night and day | | 28 | 645 | | 51: | My Spectre Around Me Night And Day | My spectre around me night and day | | 68 | 620 | | 52: | Never Seek To Tell Thy Love | Never seek to tell thy love | | 12 | 599 | | 53: | Night | The sun descending in the west, | | 48 | 736 | | 54: | Now Art Has Lost Its Mental Charms | Now Art has lost its mental charms | | 14 | 652 | | 55: | Nurse's Song | When the voices of children are heard on the green, | | 16 | 607 | | 56: | Nurse's Song | When voices of children are heard on the green, | | 8 | 656 | | 57: | On Another's Sorrow | Can I see another's woe, And not be in sorrow too? | | 36 | 601 | | 58: | Piping Down The Valleys Wild | Piping down the valleys wild, | | 20 | 638 | | 59: | Preludium To America | The shadowy Daughter of Urthona stood before red Orc, | | 37 | 558 | | 60: | Preludium To Europe | The nameless shadowy female rose from out the breast of Orc, | | 33 | 649 | | 61: | Proverbs Of Hell | In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy. | | 70 | 618 | | 62: | Reeds Of Innocence | Piping down the valleys wild, | | 20 | 585 | | 63: | Samson | Samson, the strongest of the children of men, | | 184 | 610 | | 64: | Several Questions Answered | What is it men in women do require? | | 14 | 603 | | 65: | Silent, Silent Night | Silent, silent night, Quench the holy light | | 12 | 646 | | 66: | Sleep! Sleep! Beauty Bright | Sleep! sleep! beauty bright, | | 20 | 612 | | 67: | Song | My silks and fine array, | | 18 | 708 | | 68: | Song: Memory, Hither Come | Memory, hither come, And tune your merry notes; | | 16 | 621 | | 69: | Spring | Sound the flute! Now it's mute! Bird's delight | | 27 | 688 | | 70: | The Angel | I dreamt a dream! What can it mean? | | 16 | 731 | | 71: | The Angel That Presided O'er My Birth | The Angel that presided o'er my birth | | 3 | 732 | | 72: | The Birds | Where thou dwellest, in what grove, | | 20 | 650 | | 73: | The Blossom | Merry, merry sparrow! Under leaves so green | | 12 | 691 | | 74: | The Book Of Urizen (excerpts) | Lo, a shadow of horror is risen | | 35 | 626 | | 75: | The Book Of Urizen (Excerpts) | Lo, a shadow of horror is risen | | 35 | 602 | | 76: | The Book Of Urizen: Chapter I | Lo, a shadow of horror is risen | | 35 | 594 | | 77: | The Book Of Urizen: Chapter II | Earth was not: nor globes of attraction | | 49 | 611 | | 78: | The Book Of Urizen: Chapter III | The voice ended, they saw his pale visage | | 69 | 542 | | 79: | The Book Of Urizen: Chapter IV | Los smitten with astonishment | | 101 | 557 | | 80: | The Book Of Urizen: Chapter IX | Then the Inhabitants of those Cities: | | 48 | 594 | | 81: | The Book Of Urizen: Chapter V | In terrors Los shrunk from his task: | | 77 | 556 | | 82: | The Book Of Urizen: Chapter VI | But Los saw the Female & pitied | | 44 | 564 | | 83: | The Book Of Urizen: Chapter VII | They named the child Orc, he grew | | 40 | 593 | | 84: | The Book Of Urizen: Chapter VIII | Urizen explor'd his dens | | 54 | 581 | | 85: | The Book Of Urizen: Preludium | Of the primeval Priests assum'd power, | | 7 | 582 | | 86: | The Caverns Of The Grave I've Seen | The Caverns of the Grave I've seen, | | 20 | 565 | | 87: | The Chimney Sweeper | A little black thing in the snow, | | 12 | 637 | | 88: | The Chimney Sweeper (Songs Of Innocence ) | When my mother died I was very young, | | 24 | 573 | | 89: | The Chimney-Sweeper | When my mother died I was very young, | | 24 | 591 | | 90: | The Chimney-sweeper (Songs Of Experience ) | A little black thing among the snow: | | 12 | 697 | | 91: | The Clod And The Pebble | Love seeketh not itself to please, | | 12 | 663 | | 92: | The Crystal Cabinet | The Maiden caught me in the wild, | | 28 | 629 | | 93: | The Divine Image | To Mercy, Pity, Peace, and Love, | | 20 | 673 | | 94: | The Echoing Green | The sun does arise, And make happy the skies; | | 30 | 698 | | 95: | The Everlasting Gospel | The vision of Christ that thou dost see | | 330 | 580 | | 96: | The Fly | Little Fly, Thy summer's play | | 20 | 693 | | 97: | The Four Zoas (Excerpt) | What is the price of Experience? do men buy it for a song? | | 56 | 581 | | 98: | The French Revolution (Excerpt) | Thee the ancientest peer, Duke of Burgundy, rose from the monarch's right hand, red as wines | | 38 | 617 | | 99: | The Garden Of Love | I laid me down upon a bank, | | 20 | 646 | | 100: | The Grey Monk | I die, I die!" the Mother said, | | 36 | 600 | | 101: | The Human Abstract | Pity would be no more | | 24 | 670 | | 102: | The Lamb | Little Lamb, who made thee | | 20 | 704 | | 103: | The Land Of Dreams | Awake, awake, my little boy! | | 20 | 641 | | 104: | The Lily | The modest Rose puts forth a thorn, | | 4 | 850 | | 105: | The Little Black Boy | My mother bore me in the southern wild, | | 28 | 626 | | 106: | The Little Boy Found | The little boy lost in the lonely fen, | | 8 | 610 | | 107: | The Little Boy Lost | Father, father, where are you going? | | 8 | 629 | | 108: | The Little Girl Found | All the night in woe Lyca's parents go | | 52 | 713 | | 109: | The Little Girl Lost | In futurity I prophetic see | | 52 | 666 | | 110: | The Little Vagabond | Dear mother, dear mother, the Church is cold; | | 16 | 624 | | 111: | The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell | Rintrah roars & shakes his fires in the burdend air; | | 494 | 598 | | 112: | The New Jerusalem | And did those feet in ancient time | | 16 | 718 | | 113: | The Question Answered | What is it men in women do require? | | 4 | 682 | | 114: | The Schoolboy | I love to rise on a summer morn, | | 30 | 568 | | 115: | The Shepherd | How sweet is the Shepherd's sweet lot! | | 8 | 703 | | 116: | The Sick Rose | O rose, thou art sick! The invisible worm, | | 8 | 699 | | 117: | The Sky Is An Immortal Tent Built By The Sons Of Los | The sky is an immortal tent built by the Sons of Los: | | 21 | 581 | | 118: | The Song Of Los | I will sing you a song of Los. the Eternal Prophet: | | 114 | 548 | | 119: | The Tiger | Tiger, tiger, burning bright | | 24 | 772 | | 120: | The Two Songs | I heard an Angel Singing | | 19 | 662 | | 121: | The Tyger | Tyger, tyger, burning bright | | 24 | 775 | | 122: | The Voice Of The Ancient Bard | Youth of delight! come hither | | 11 | 569 | | 123: | The Wild Flower's Song | As I wandered the forest, | | 12 | 636 | | 124: | Thel | The daughters of Mne Seraphim led round their sunny flocks, | | 125 | 579 | | 125: | Thel's Motto | Does the Eagle know what is in the pit? | | 4 | 617 | | 126: | Three Things To Remember | A Robin Redbreast in a cage, | | 6 | 660 | | 127: | To Autumn | O Autumn, laden with fruit, and stainèd | | 18 | 614 | | 128: | To Morning | O holy virgin! clad in purest white, | | 10 | 599 | | 129: | To Spring | O thou with dewy locks, who lookest down | | 16 | 591 | | 130: | To Summer | O thou who passest thro' our valleys in | | 19 | 613 | | 131: | To The Accuser Who Is The God Of This World | Truly My Satan thou art but a Dunce | | 8 | 586 | | 132: | To The Evening Star | Thou fair-haired angel of the evening, | | 14 | 553 | | 133: | To The Muses | Whether on Ida's shady brow, | | 16 | 546 | | 134: | To Thomas Butts | To my friend Butts I write | | 78 | 511 | | 135: | To Tirzah | Whate'er is born of mortal birth | | 16 | 610 | | 136: | To Winter | O Winter! bar thine adamantine doors: | | 16 | 587 | | 137: | When Klopstock England Defied | When Klopstock England defied, | | 24 | 498 | | 138: | Why Art Thou Silent And Invisible | Why art thou silent and invisible | | 10 | 577 | | 139: | Why Should I Care For The Men Of Thames | Why should I care for the men of thames | | 8 | 609 | | 140: | Why Was Cupid A Boy | Why was Cupid a boy, And why a boy was he? | | 20 | 645 | | 141: | You Don't Believe | You don't believe -- I won't attempt to make ye: | | 12 | 690 |
About:
William Blake was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of both the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age. His prophetic poetry has been said to form "what is in proportion to its merits the least read body of poetry in the English language". His visual artistry has led one contemporary art critic to proclaim him "far and away the greatest artist Britain has ever produced". Although he lived in London his entire life except for three years spent in Felpham he produced a diverse and symbolically rich corpus, which embraced the imagination as "the body of God", or "Human existence itself".
Considered mad by contemporaries for his idiosyncratic views, Blake is held in high regard by later critics for his expressiveness and creativity, and for the philosophical and mystical undercurrents within his work. His paintings and poetry have been characterised as part of both the Romantic movement and "Pre-Romantic", for its large appearance in the 18th century. Reverent of the Bible but hostile to the Church of England - indeed, to all forms of organised religion - Blake was influenced by the ideals and ambitions of the French and American revolutions, as well as by such thinkers as Jakob Böhme and Emanuel Swedenborg.
Despite these known influences, the singularity of Blake's work makes him difficult to classify. The 19th century scholar William Rossetti characterised Blake as a "glorious luminary," and as "a man not forestalled by predecessors, nor to be classed with contemporaries, nor to be replaced by known or readily surmisable successors".
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