He who binds to himself a joy Does the winged life destroy; But he who…

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He who binds to himself a joy Does the winged life destroy; But he who kisses the joy as it flies Lives in eternity's sun rise. ✨ William Blake (2000). The Selected Poems of William Blake, p.6, Wordsworth Editions
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Praises reap not! Joys laugh not! Sorrows weep not! ✨ William Blake (2005). Collected Poems, p.167, Routledge
I heard an Angel singing; When the day was springing, Mercy, Pity, Peace; Is the world's release. ✨ William Blake (2000). The Selected Poems of William Blake, p.96, Wordsworth Editions
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He who binds to himself a joy Does the winged life destroy; But he who kisses the joy as it flies Lives in eternity's sun rise. ✨ William Blake (2000). The Selected Poems of William Blake, p.6, Wordsworth Editions

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