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Silent, Silent Night

By William Blake

Topics: classic

Silent, silent night,     Quench the holy light     Of thy torches bright;     For possessed of Day     Thousand spirits stray     That sweet joys betray.     Why should joys be sweet     Used with deceit,     Nor with sorrows meet?     But an honest joy     Does itself destroy     For a harlot coy.

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About William Blake

William Blake (1757–1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker who created his own illuminated books. His collections "Songs of Innocence" and "Songs of Experience" contain poems like "The Tyger" and "London," exploring innocence, oppression, and visionary imagination.

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