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William Blake
(28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827 / London)
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  I dreamt a dream! What can it mean?
And that I was a maiden Queen
Guarded by an Angel mild:
Witless woe was ne'er beguiled!

And I wept both night and day,
And he wiped my tears away;
And I wept both day and night,
And hid from him my heart's delight.

So he took his wings, and fled;
Then the morn blushed rosy red.
I dried my tears, and armed my fears
With ten-thousand shields and spears.

Soon my Angel came again;
I was armed, he came in vain;
For the time of youth was fled,
And grey hairs were on my head.


William Blake

Submitted Date Wednesday, May 09, 2001
Submitted Date Wednesday, May 09, 2001



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Dave Hayman (6/18/2006 1:53:00 PM)
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Why did you modernize the punctuation? Please refer to Erdman's authoritative collection of Blake for the author's original version.
 
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