William Blake
28th November – On This Day In History
Born:
1757 William Blake (poet)
Died:
2010 Lesley Nielsen (actor & comedian)
On This Day:
2012 The Hobbit, An Unexpected Journey – premiers (in New Zealand)
Have a good Wednesday, 28th November
England! Awake! Awake! Awake!
England! awake! awake! awake!
Jerusalem thy Sister calls!
Why wilt thou sleep the sleep of death
And close her from thy ancient walls?
Thy hills and valleys felt her feet
Gently upon their bosoms move:
Thy gates beheld sweet Zion’s ways:
Then was a time of joy and love.
And now the time returns again:
Our souls exult, and London’s towers
Receive the Lamb of God to dwell
In England’s green and pleasant bowers.
– William Blake
28th November – On This Day In History
Born:
1757 William Blake (poet)
Died:
1859 Washington Irving (author – “Legend of Sleepy Hollow”)
On This Day:
1821 Panama declares independence (from Spain)
Have a good Tuesday, 28th November
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28th November – On This Day In History
Born:
1757 William Blake (poet and painter)
Died:
1859 Washington Irving (author – Legend of Sleepy Hollow)
On This Day:
1821 Panama declares independence (from Spain)
Have a good Monday, 28th November
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Spring
Sound the flute!
Now it’s mute!
Bird’s delight,
Day and night,
Nightingale,
In the dale,
Lark in sky,–
Merrily,
Merrily merrily, to welcome in the year.
Little boy,
Full of joy;
Little girl,
Sweet and small;
Cock does crow,
So do you;
Merry voice,
Infant noise;
Merrily, merrily, to welcome in the year.
Little lamb,
Here I am;
Come and lick
My white neck;
Let me pull
Your soft wool;
Let me kiss
Your soft face;
Merrily, merrily, to welcome in the year.
– William Blake
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To Autumn
O Autumn, laden with fruit, and stain’d
With the blood of the grape, pass not, but sit
Beneath my shady roof; there thou may’st rest,
And tune thy jolly voice to my fresh pipe,
And all the daughters of the year shall dance!
Sing now the lusty song of fruits and flowers.
“The narrow bud opens her beauties to
The sun, and love runs in her thrilling veins;
Blossoms hang round the brows of Morning, and
Flourish down the bright cheek of modest Eve,
Till clust’ring Summer breaks forth into singing,
And feather’d clouds strew flowers round her head.
“The spirits of the air live in the smells
Of fruit; and Joy, with pinions light, roves round
The gardens, or sits singing in the trees.”
Thus sang the jolly Autumn as he sat,
Then rose, girded himself, and o’er the bleak
Hills fled from our sight; but left his golden load.
– William Blake 1783
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