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William Blake (1757 - 1827 / London / England)
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A Dream

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  Once a dream did weave a shade
O'er my angel-guarded bed,
That an emmet lost its way
Where on grass methought I lay.

Troubled, wildered, and forlorn,
Dark, benighted, travel-worn,
Over many a tangle spray,
All heart-broke, I heard her say:

'Oh my children! do they cry,
Do they hear their father sigh?
Now they look abroad to see,
Now return and weep for me.'

Pitying, I dropped a tear:
But I saw a glow-worm near,
Who replied, 'What wailing wight
Calls the watchman of the night?

'I am set to light the ground,
While the beetle goes his round:
Follow now the beetle's hum;
Little wanderer, hie thee home!'

William Blake


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  Sangnam Nam  (8/10/2009 10:25:00 AM)

You hear the beatles, the light-worms glow-worms
the insects the birds the singers
in the end
  Edowaye Omorogbe  (3/8/2008 9:42:00 AM)

great job...................................................... that was really good
  X X  (2/22/2008 3:18:00 AM)

first of blakes poems i have read and im not dissapointed.
  Karina Kfuri  (8/20/2007 6:15:00 PM)

Old Language Amazing to read...
  Perfection Is Flawed  (9/2/2005 4:52:00 AM)

It's a really beautiful poem, especially the way he wrote 'O'er my angel-guarded bed', and I found out that an emmet is actually an ant, so she was lost in such a big world, and probably felt quite hopeless.
  Christian Eliab Ratnam  (5/25/2005 7:53:00 PM)

A Beautiful Poem indeed.

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