William Blake
William Blake
William Blakewas an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age. His prophetic works have been said to form "what is in proportion to its merits the least read body of poetry in the English language". His visual artistry led one contemporary art critic to proclaim him "far and away the greatest artist Britain has ever produced". In...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth28 November 1757
A skylark wounded in the wing, / A cherubim does cease to sing.
All wholesome food is caught without a net or trap.
Without contraries there is no progression.
The strongest poison ever known came from Caesar's laurel crown.
The apple tree never asks the beech how he shall grow, nor the lion, the horse, how he shall take his prey.
But when he has done this, let him not say that he knows better than his master, for he only holds a candle in sunshine.
Knowledge is Life with wings
Nothing can be more contemptible than to suppose Public Records to be true.
He who pretends to be either painter or engraver without being a master of drawing is an imposter.
The fox condemns the trap, not himself.
He who would do good to another must do it in minute particulars.
Bring me my bow of burning gold: Bring me my arrows of desire: Bring me my spear: O clouds, unfold! Bring me my chariot of fire.
When thou seest an eagle, thou seest a portion of genius; lift up thy head!
God forbid that Truth should be confined to Mathematical Demonstration!