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The Book of Urizen · 1794

Preludium

by William Blake 1757–1827


Of the primeval Priest's assum'd power,
When Eternals spurn'd back his Religion,
And gave him a place in the North,
Obscure, shadowy, void, solitary.

Eternals! I hear your call gladly.
Dictate swift winged words, and fear not
To unfold your dark visions of torment.

MLA

Blake, William. The Book of Urizen, Preludium. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/work/book-of-urizen/0/.

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Blake, William. The Book of Urizen, Preludium. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/work/book-of-urizen/0/.

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