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To The Evening Star

By William Blake

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Thou fair-haired angel of the evening,     Now, whilst the sun rests on the mountains, light     Thy bright torch of love; thy radiant crown     Put on, and smile upon our evening bed!     Smile on our loves, and while thou drawest the     Blue curtains of the sky, scatter thy silver dew     On every flower that shuts its sweet eyes     In timely sleep. Let thy west wing sleep on     The lake; speak silence with thy glimmering eyes,     And wash the dusk with silver. Soon, full soon,     Dost thou withdraw; then the wolf rages wide,     And the lion glares through the dun forest.     The fleeces of our flocks are covered with     Thy sacred dew; protect with them with thine influence.

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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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