My specter around me night and day Like a wild beast guards… - William Blake

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My specter around me night and day
Like a wild beast guards my way,
My emanation far within
Weeps incessantly for my sin.

William Blake

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William Blake (November 28 1757 – August 12 1827) was an English poet, Christian mystic, painter, printmaker, and engraver.

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Alternative Names: W. Blake • Uil'iam Bleik • Blake

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Those who restrain desire, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained; and the restrainer or reason usurps its place & governs the unwilling.
And being restrain'd it by degrees becomes passive till it is only the shadow of desire.

If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise.

As the caterpiller chooses the fairest leaves to lay her eggs on, so the priest lays his curse on the fairest joys.

My specter around me night and day Like a wild beast guards my way, My emanation far within Weeps incessantly for my sin. - William Blake

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