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The Angel

By William Blake

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I dreamt a dream! What can it mean?     And that I was a maiden Queen     Guarded by an Angel mild:     Witless woe was ne'er beguiled!     And I wept both night and day,     And he wiped my tears away;     And I wept both day and night,     And hid from him my heart's delight.     So he took his wings, and fled;     Then the morn blushed rosy red.     I dried my tears, and armed my fears     With ten-thousand shields and spears.     Soon my Angel came again;     I was armed, he came in vain;     For the time of youth was fled,     And grey hairs were on my head.

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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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