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V It is his subject matter , rather than his method of writing that is to be blamed . Great poet though he was , his interest lay only secondarily in poetry . When he would record some splendid aphorism , such as Energy is Eternal ...
V It is his subject matter , rather than his method of writing that is to be blamed . Great poet though he was , his interest lay only secondarily in poetry . When he would record some splendid aphorism , such as Energy is Eternal ...
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Naturally Blake talked the same jargon about his method of writing . Perhaps no question is oftener asked of poets than * How do you ever think of such things ? ' and few questions are harder to answer . Blake casually cited ' some ...
Naturally Blake talked the same jargon about his method of writing . Perhaps no question is oftener asked of poets than * How do you ever think of such things ? ' and few questions are harder to answer . Blake casually cited ' some ...
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One or two more examples of ' dictation ' by other writers should clinch the matter ; and there are so many to ... King David , it seems , wrote automatically : ' All this , said David , the Lord made me understand in writing by his ...
One or two more examples of ' dictation ' by other writers should clinch the matter ; and there are so many to ... King David , it seems , wrote automatically : ' All this , said David , the Lord made me understand in writing by his ...
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Contents
THE TEMPORAL BLAKE | 13 |
IMPERISHABLE SKETCHES | 25 |
LUNAR BURLESQUE | 32 |
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| Title | William Blake: His Philosophy and Symbols |
| Author | Samuel Foster Damon |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin, 1958 |
| Length | 487 pages |
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