Tagged: Blake

Analects of the Core #90

Energy is an eternal delight, and he who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence. – William Blake, “The Fly.” Fun Fact: Esperanza Spalding put out a song based on this poem.

Analects of the Core #84

O Earth O Earth return! Arise from out the dewy grass; Night is worn, And the mourn Rises from the slumberous mass. – from “Introduction” to Songs of Experience by William Blake, whose poetry among others’ will be considered by Prof. Christopher Ricks in a lecture next Tuesday for the students of CC202