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The Caverns Of The Grave I've Seen

By William Blake

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The Caverns of the Grave I've seen,     And these I show'd to England's Queen.     But now the Caves of Hell I view,     Who shall I dare to show them to?     What mighty soul i 362 n Beauty's form     Shall dauntless view the infernal storm?     Egremont's Countess can control     The flames of Hell that round me roll;     If she refuse, I still go on     Till the Heavens and Earth are gone,     Still admir'd by noble minds,     Follow'd by Envy on the winds,     Re-engrav'd time after time,     Ever in their youthful prime,     My designs unchang'd remain.     Time may rage, but rage in vain.     For above Time's troubled fountains,     On the great Atlantic Mountains,     In my Golden House on high,     There they shine eternally.

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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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