As I was walking among the fires of Hell, delighted with the enjoyment…

William Blake
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As I was walking among the fires of Hell, delighted with the enjoyments of Genius; which to Angels look like torment and insanity, I collected some of their Proverbs. ✨ William Blake (2008). The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake, p.35, Univ of California Press
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Then my verse I dishonor, my pictures despise, my person degrade and my temper chastise; and the pen is my terror, the pencil my shame; and my talents I bury, and dead is my fame. ✨ William Blake, W. … ▶
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As I was walking among the fires of Hell, delighted with the enjoyments of Genius; which to Angels look like torment and insanity, I collected some of their Proverbs. ✨ William Blake (2008). The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake, p.35, Univ of California Press

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