Source: The Complete Poetry and Prose
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Famous William Blake Quotes
“And Priests in black gowns, were walking their rounds, And binding with briars, my joys & desires.”
Source: Songs of Innocence and of Experience
Source: William Blake: Selected Poetry and Prose
“Those who restrain desire, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained.”
“He who has few things to desire cannot have many to fear.”
Source: Complete writings: with variant readings
“Those who restrain their desires, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained.”
Source: Blake: The Complete Poems
“Sooner strangle an infant in its cradle than nurse unacted desires.”
Source: Collected Poems
Source: The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake
“Mans desires are limited by his perceptions; none can desire what he has not perceived.”
Source: The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake