William Blake: Of the Sleep of Ulro! and of the passage through (from Jerusalem)

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Of the Sleep of Ulro! and of the passage through (from Jerusalem)

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by William Blake
(1757 - 1827) Timeline

Original Language
English

Of the Sleep of Ulro! and of the passage through
Eternal Death! and of the awakening to Eternal Life

This theme calls me in sleep night after night, & ev'ry morn
Awakes me at sun-rise, then I see the Saviour over me
Spreading his beams of love, & dictating the words of this mild song.

-- from The Complete Illuminated Books, by William Blake

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Themes

Awakening

Dawn

Death

Lover and Beloved

Night

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