General good is the plea of the scoundrel, hypocite, flatterer. William Blake More Quotes by William Blake More Quotes From William Blake Nature has no outline. Imagination has. William Blake outlines imagination Since the French Revolution Englishmen are all intermeasurable one by another, certainly a happy state of agreement to which I forone do not agree. William Blake revolution england agreement And did those feet in ancient time Walk upon England's mountains green? And was the holy Lamb of God On England's pleasant pastures seen? William Blake mountain feet time Degrade first the Arts if you'd Mankind Degrade. Hire Idiots to Paint with cold light & hot shade: Give high Price for the worst, leave the best in disgrace, And with Labours of Ignorance fill every place. William Blake light ignorance art May God us keep From Single vision and Newton's sleep. William Blake vision sleep may For Mercy has a human heart Pity, a human face: And Love, the human form divine, And Peace, the human dress. William Blake jealousy love peace To cast aside from Poetry, all that is not Inspiration William Blake casts inspiration The lust of the goat is the bounty of God. William Blake glory-of-god goats lust A dead body revenges not injuries. William Blake injury body revenge If others had not been foolish, we should be so. William Blake folly should foolish God is the poetic genius in each of us. William Blake poetic genius The fox provides for himself, but God provides for the lion. William Blake god-provides lions foxes The apple tree never asks the beech how he shall grow, nor the lion, the horse, how he shall take his prey. William Blake apples horse tree Auguries of innocence "The emmet's inch and eagle's mile Make lame philosophy to smile. He who doubts from what he sees Will ne'er believe, do what you please. William Blake eagles philosophy believe What has reason to do with the art of painting? William Blake painting reason art He who replies to words of doubt doth put the light of knowledge out. William Blake light doubt Some will say, Is not God alone the Prolific? I answer, God only Acts & Is, in existing beings or Men. William Blake atheism answers men Without contraries there is no progression. William Blake contrary progression How do you know but ev’ry Bird that cuts the airy way, Is an immense world of delight, clos’d by your senses five? William Blake delight cutting bird The mocker of Art is the mocker of Jesus. William Blake art-is art jesus
