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How can a bird that is born for joy Sit in a cage and sing?

William Blake

He who kisses joy as it flies by will live in eternity’s sunrise.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Forever Himself Joy Kiss Sunrise
Excuse my enthusiasm or rather madness, for I am really drunk with intellectual vision whenever I take a pencil or graver into my hand.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Hands Intellectual Mad Myself Wisdom
Prisons are built with stones of Law, Brothels with bricks of Religion
WILLIAM BLAKE

Law Prison Religion
And Priests in black gowns, were walking their rounds, And binding with briars, my joys & desires.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Black Desire Joy Walk
When I tell the truth, it is not for the sake of convincing those who do not know it, but for the sake of defending those that do.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Myself Talk Truth
Do what you will, this life’s a fiction, And it is made up of contradiction.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Fiction Life Yourself
He who would do good to another must do it in Minute Particulars; General Good is the plea of the scoundrel, hypocrite and flatterer: For Art and Science cannot exist but in minutely organized Particulars.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Art Existence Goodness Himself Science
Everything possible to be believed is an image of truth.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Believe Possible Truth
The naked woman’s body is a portion of eternity too great for the eye of man.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Body Eyes Forever Greatness Man Naked Woman
Mercy is the golden chain by which society is bound together.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Connection People
Thy friendship oft has made my heart to ache: do be my enemy for friendship’s sake.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Enemy Friendship Heart Pain
A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Fools Man See Wisdom
The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Gratitude Thankful
Those who control their passions do so because their passions are weak enough to be controlled.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Control Enough Passionate Weakness
Knowledge is Life with wings
WILLIAM BLAKE

Knowledge Life Wings
I will not reason and compare my business is to create.
WILLIAM BLAKE

Business Creation Myself Reason

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