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William Blake: "The Four Zoas."
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An epic poem, unpublished in Blake's lifetime, it contains much of the raw material for "Jerusalem" and, to a lesser extent, "Milton," his two other epic poems. A refreshing, totally different take on the nature of man and God, this poem tells us nothing less than where we came from, what we are, and what we are for; it contains some of the finest poetry in the language, like, "O Love. O Pity. O Pain. It is replete with wisdom not usually encountered: "Why wilt thou Examine every little fibre of my soul, You've encountered precious little like it. Regards, J.R. |