William Blake Quotes About Mountain

Quotes about: Mountain

• Great things are done when men and mountains meet.

  William Blake

  Sports, Nature, Determination

  Note-Book (1807 - 1809)

• Does a firm persuasion that a thing is so, make it so?" He replied, "All poets believe it does. And in ages of imagination, this firm persuasion removes mountains; but many are not capable of firm persuasion of anything.

  William Blake

  Believe, Imagination, Age

  'The Marriage of Heaven and Hell' (1790-3) 'A Memorable Fancy' plates 12-13

• 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?

  William Blake

  Time, Feet, Mountain

  Milton preface (1804 - 1810)

• The ancient Poets animated all sensible objects with Gods or Geniuses, calling them by the names and adorning them with the properties of woods, rivers, mountains, lakes, cities, nations, and whatever their enlarged & numerous senses could perceive.

  William Blake

  Cities, Names, Rivers

  William Blake (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of William Blake (Illustrated)”, p.204, Delphi Classics

• Jerusalem (1804) 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 those dark Satanic mills Bring me my bow of burning gold Bring me my arrows of desire Bring me my spears o'clouds unfold Bring me my chariot of fire I will not cease from mental fight Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand 'Til we have built Jerusalem In England's green and pleasant land

  William Blake

  Sleep, Fighting, Dark

  'Milton' (1804-10) Preface 'And did those feet in ancient time'

• Thou fair-hair'd 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!

  William Blake

  Angel, Light, Hair

  William Blake (1783). “Poetical Sketches”, p.5

• I cry, Love! Love! Love! happy happy Love! free as the mountain wind!

  William Blake

  Wind, Happy Love, Mountain

  William Blake (2008). “The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake”, p.50, Univ of California Press

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