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Blake, William, 1757–1827
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Edwards, Richard, active 1796–1797
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Young, Edward, 1683–1765
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1797
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Young's Night Thoughts
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18th century
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The Human Form Divine - William Blake from the Paul Mellon Collection (Yale Center for British Art, 1997-04-02 - 1997-07-06)
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William Blake - His Art & Times (Art Gallery of Ontario, 1982-12-03 - 1983-02-06)
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William Blake - His Art & Times (Yale Center for British Art, 1982-09-15 - 1982-11-14)
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Night the First. On Life, Death, and Immortality; Title Page
1797
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
'Emblem of that which shall awake the dead' (Page 19)
1797
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
'We censure nature for a span too short' (Page 23)
1797
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
'Time, in advance, behind him hides his wings' (Page 24)
1797
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
'Behold him, when past by; what then is seen' (Page 25)
1797
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
'Measuring his motions by revolving spheres' (Page 26)
1797
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
'O treacherous conscience! while she seems to sleep" (Page 27)
1797
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
'Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours' (Page 31)
1797
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
'Teaching, we learn; and giving, we retain' (Page 35)
1797
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Night the Third. Narcissa; Title Page
1797
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The Christian Triumph; Title Page
1797
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
'Till death, that mighty hunter, earths them all' (Page 70)
1797
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
'The thunder, if in that the Almighty dwells' (Page 80)
1797
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Night the First. On Life, Death and Immortality; Title Page
1797
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
'Oft bursts my song beyond the bounds of life' (Page 16)
1797
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Night the Second. On Time, Death, and Friendship; Title Page (Page 17)
1797
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
'Like that, the dial speaks; and points to thee' (Page 33)
1797
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
'His hand the good man fastens on the skies' (Page 86)
1797
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
'The longest night though longer far, would fail' (Page 15)
1797
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The Complaint, and the Consolation; or, Night Thoughts
1797