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Marriage of Heaven and Hell
Marriage of Heaven and Hell | William Blake
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This vivid fascimile of Blake's romantic and revolutionary publication offers a concise expressin of his essential wisdom and philosophy. The poet's conception of a cosmic union of the material world and physical desire has inspired artists and thinkers from Aldous Huxley to Jim Morrison. His distinctive hand-lettered text is accompanied by 27 color plates of his stirring illustrations. Reprint of the Trianon Press, Jura, France, 1960 edition.
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Faranae
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Reread this for my Twitch stream, including having the illustrated plates on the video for viewers. It's always such a wild ride, but this is my first time introducing it to others and seeing what they had to say. We also had fun trying to find all the little figures inside the textual portions of each plate. Lots of mermaids and birds, in addition to the dynamic little people. The Swedenborg burn worked even for non-Blakeans. 💀 🔥

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IndoorDame
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TheSpineView Perfect! 2y
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Rehesina

The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind.

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Bookwomble
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"The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind.”

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Bookwomble
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"Drive your cart and your plow over the bones of the dead."

- Proverbs of Hell

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Bookwomble
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"Eternity is in love with the productions of time."

- Proverbs of Hell

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erzascarletbookgasm
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This book of prose, poetry, and illustrations is said to be the most influential of Blake's works.
The book Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk (which I‘ve recently read and recommend), takes its title from one of the Proverbs of Hell in the book.

#MagicalMay #Heaven

Eggs I‘ve always loved William Blake 👏🏻👏🏻 4y
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TheSpineView
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Andydear
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“But when he has done this, let him not say that he knows better than his master, for he only holds a candle in sunshine”

Is there anything quite as amazing as Blake making this call out plate? 🕯 🕯 ✨

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erzascarletbookgasm
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TrishB Lovely quote 💕 5y
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Lcsmcat
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TK-421 Perfect! I was thinking of using this one (or at least a reference to it from No One Here Gets Out Alive) since this is supposed to be where The Doors got the inspiration for their name🚪 (edited) 6y
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GoneFishing

Those who restrain desire do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained.

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GoneFishing

Think in the morning. Act in the noon. Eat in the evening. Sleep in the night.

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GoneFishing

Improvement makes strait roads, but the crooked roads without Improvement, are roads of Genius.

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Jamiedemo
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Without contraries is no progression.