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Blake, William

An English poet, painter, and printmaker.. English painter poet and printmaker

Email Poem - Milton: And did those feet in ancient timeEmail Poem

Milton: And did those feet in ancient time

 And did those feet in ancient time 
Walk upon England's mountains green?
And was the holy Lamb of God
On England's pleasant pastures seen? 

And did the Countenance Divine
Shine forth upon our clouded hills?
And was Jerusalem builded here
Among these dark Satanic mills? 

Bring me my bow of burning gold:
Bring me my arrows of desire:
Bring me my spear: O clouds unfold!
Bring me my chariot of fire. 

I will not cease from mental fight,
Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand
Till we have built Jerusalem
In England's green and pleasant land.



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