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The Building of Time
2023-12-06But others of the Sons of Los build Moments and Minutes and Hours, And Days and Months and Years, and Ages and Periods: wondrous buildings! And every ...
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The Human Abstract
2023-12-06Pity would be no more If we did not make somebody poor; And Mercy no more could be If all were as happy as we. And mutual fear brings peace, Till the ...
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The Heavens and the Earth
2023-12-06The Sky is an immortal Tent built by the Sons of Los; And every Space that a Man views around his dwelling-place, Standing on his own roof, or in his ...
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The Birds and the Flowers
2023-12-06Thou hearest the Nightingale begin the Song of Spring: The Lark, sitting upon his earthy bed, just as the morn Appears, listens silent; then, springin...
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Love and Jealousy
2023-12-06And the Divine Voice was heard in the Songs of Beulah, saying: `When I first married you, I gave you all my whole soul; I thought that you would love ...
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Engraved 1795
2023-12-06I Will sing you a song of Los, the Eternal Prophet: He sung it to four harps, at the tables of Eternity, In heart-formèd Africa. Urizen faded! ...
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Reason and Imagination
2023-12-06The Negation is the Spectre, the Reasoning Power in Man: This is a false Body, an Incrustation over my Immortal Spirit, a Selfhood which must be put o...
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The Song of the Shadowy Female
2023-12-06My Garments shall be woven of sighs and heart-broken lamentations: The misery of unhappy Families shall be drawn out into its border, Wrought with the...
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Asia
2023-12-06The Kings of Asia heard The howl rise up from Europe, And each ran out from his Web, From his ancient woven Den; For the darkness of Asia was startled...
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Never seek to tell thy Love
2023-12-06Never seek to tell thy love, Love that never told can be; For the gentle wind does move Silently, invisibly. I told my love, I told my love, I told he...