Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SONGS OF EXPERIENCE: INTRODUCTION, by WILLIAM BLAKE


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First Line: Hear the voice of the bard! / who present, past, & future sees
Last Line: "is giv'n thee till the break of day."
Variant Title(s): The Poet's Voice;the Voice Of The Bard;the Bard;the Ancient Trees;introduction
Subject(s): Bards; Bible; Mythology; Religion; Theology


Hear the voice of the bard!
Who Present, Past, & Future sees,
Whose ears have heard
The Holy Word
That walk'd among the ancient trees;

Calling the lapsed Soul
And weeping in the evening dew;
That might controll
The starry pole,
And fallen fallen light renew!

"O Earth, O Earth return!
Arise from out the dewy grass;
Night is worn,
And the morn
Rises from the slumberous mass.

"Turn away no more:
Why wilt thou turn away?
The starry floor
The watry shore
Is giv'n thee till the break of day."




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