by William Blake (1757 - 1827)
He who bends to himself a Joy
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He who bends to himself a Joy Doth the wingèd life destroy; But he who kisses the Joy as it flies Lives in Eternity's sunrise.
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- by William Blake (1757 - 1827), "Eternity", appears in Notebook, in Gnomic Verses, in 17. Several Questions Answered, no. 1 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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