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<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=38144" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>then She bore Pale desire...</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">then She bore Pale desire father of Curiosity a Virgin ever<br>young. And after. Leaden Sloth from whom came Ignorance. who<br>brought forth wonder. These are the Gods which Came from fear.<br>for Gods like these. nor male nor female are but Single Pregnate<br>or if they list together mingling bring forth mighty powrs[.] She<br>knew them not yet they all war with Shame and Strengthen her weak<br>arm. But Pride awoke nor knew that Joy was born. and taking<br>Poisnous Seed from her own Bowels. in the Monster Shame infusd.<br>forth Came Ambition Crawling like a toad Pride Bears it in her<br>Bosom. and the Gods. all bow to it. So Great its Power. that<br>Pride inspird by it Prophetic Saw the Kingdoms of the World & all<br>their Glory. Giants of Mighty arm before the flood. Cains City.<br>built With Murder. Then Babel mighty Reard him to the Skies.<br>Babel with thousand tongues Confusion it was calld. and Givn to<br>Shame. this Pride observing inly Grievd. but knew not that.<br>the rest was Givn to Shame as well as this. Then Nineva &<br>Babylon & Costly tyre. And evn Jerusalem was Shewn. the holy<br>City. Then Athens Learning & the Pride of Greece. and further<br>from the Rising Sun. was Rome Seated on Seven hills the<br>mistress of the world. Emblem of Pride She Saw the Arts their<br>treasures Bring and luxury his bounteous table Spread. but now a<br>Cloud oercasts. and back to th'East. to Constantines Great City<br>Empire fled, Ere long to bleed & die a Sacrifice done by a<br>Priestly hand[.] So once the Sun his. Chariot drew. back. to<br>prolong a Good kings life.<br>The Cloud oer past & Rome now Shone again Miterd & Crown'd with<br>triple crown. Then Pride was better Pleasd She Saw the World fall<br>down in Adoration[.] But now full to the Setting Sun a Sun<br>arose out of the Sea. it rose & shed Sweet Influence oer the<br>Earth Pride feared for her City, but not long. for looking<br>Stedfastly She saw that Pride Reignd here. Now Direful Pains<br>accost her. and Still pregnant. so Envy came & Hate. twin progeny<br>Envy hath a Serpents head of fearful bulk hissing with hundred<br>tongues, her poisnous breath breeds Satire foul Contagion from<br>which none are free. oer whelmd by ever During Thirst She<br>Swalloweth her own Poison. which consumes her nether Parts.<br>from whence a River Springs. Most Black & loathsom through the<br>land it Runs Rolling with furious [p 3] Noise. but at the last it<br>Settles in a lake called Oblivion. tis at this Rivers fount where<br>evry mortals Cup is Mix't My Cup is fill'd with Envy's Rankest<br>Draught a miracle No less can set me Right. Desire Still<br>Pines but for<br> <br>one Cooling Drop and tis Deny'd, while others in Contentments<br>downy Nest do sleep, it is the Cursed thorn wounding my breast<br>that makes me sing. however sweet tis Envy that Inspires my Song.<br>prickt. by the fame of others how I mourn and my complaints are<br>Sweeter than their Joys but O could I at Envy Shake my hands. my<br>notes Should Rise to meet the New born Day. Hate Meager hag Sets<br>Envy on unable to Do ought herself. but Worn away a Bloodless<br>Daemon The Gods all Serve her at her will so great her Power<br>is[.] like. fabled hecate She doth bind them to her law. Far in a<br>Direful Cave She lives unseen Closd from the Eye of Day. to the<br>hard Rock transfixt by fate and here She works her witcheries<br>that when She Groans She Shakes the Solid Ground Now Envy She<br>controlls with numming trance & Melancholy Sprung from her dark<br>womb There is a Melancholy, O how lovely tis whose heaven is in<br>the heavenly Mind for she from heaven came, and where She goes<br>heaven still doth follow her. She brings true joy once<br>fled. & Contemplation is her Daughter. Sweet Contemplation. She<br>brings humility to man Take her She Says & wear her in thine<br>heart lord of thy Self thou then art lord of all. Tis<br>Contemplation teacheth knowledge truly how to know. and<br>Reinstates him on his throne once lost how lost I'll tell. But<br>Stop the motley Song I'll Shew. how Conscience Came from heaven.<br>But O who listens to his Voice. T'was Conscience who brought<br>Melancholy down Conscience was sent a Guard to Reason. Reason<br>once fairer than the light till fould in Knowledges dark Prison<br>house. For knowledge drove sweet Innocence away. and Reason would<br>have followd but fate sufferd not. Then down Came conscience With<br>his lovely band The Eager Song Goes on telling how Pride against<br>her father Warrd & Overcame. Down his white Beard the Silver<br>torrents Roll. and Swelling Sighs burst forth his Children all in<br>arms appear to tear him from his throne Black was the deed. most<br>Black. Shame in a Mist Sat Round his troubled bead. & filld him<br>with Confusion. Fear as a torrent wild Roard Round his throne the<br>mighty pillars shake Now all the Gods in blackning Ranks appear.<br>like a tempestuous thunder Cloud Pride leads. them on. Now they<br>Surround the God. and bind him fast. Pride bound him, then usurpd<br>oer all the Gods. She Rode upon the Swelling wind and Scatterd<br>all who durst t'oppose. but Shame opposing fierce and hovering.<br>over her in the darkning Storm. She brought forth Rage. Mean<br>while Strife Mighty Prince was born Envy in direful Pains him<br>bore. then Envy brought forth Care. Care Sitteth in the wrinkled<br>brow. Strife Shapeless Sitteth under thrones of kings. like<br>Smouldring fire. or in the Buzz of Cities flies abroad Care<br>brought forth Covet Eyeless & prone to th' Earth, and<br>Strife brought forth Revenge. Hate brooding in her Dismal den<br>grew Pregnant & bore Scorn, & Slander. Scorn waits on Pride.<br>but Slander. flies around the World to do the Work of hate her<br>drudge & Elf. but Policy doth drudge for hate as well as Slander.<br>& oft makes use of her. Policy Son of Shame. Indeed<br> <br>hate Controlls all the Gods. at will. Policy brought forth Guile<br>& fraud. these Gods last namd live in the Smoke of Cities. on<br>Dusky wing breathing forth Clamour & Destruction. alas in Cities<br>wheres the man whose face is not a mask unto his heart Pride made<br>a Goddess. fair or Image rather till knowledge animated it.<br>'twas Calld Selflove. The Gods admiring loaded her with Gifts as<br>once Pandora She 'mongst men was Sent. and worser ills attended<br>her by far. She was a Goddess Powerful & bore Conceit and Shame<br>bore honour & made league with Pride & Policy doth dwell with<br>her by whom she [had] Mistrust & Suspition. Then bore a Daughter<br>called Emulation. who. married. honour these follow her around<br>the World[.] Go See the City friends Joind Hand in Hand. Go See.<br>the Natural the of flesh & blood. Go See more strong the ties of<br>marriage love, thou Scarce Shall find but Self love Stands Between</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=William+Blake">William Blake</a><div class=q>
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