William Blake: To see a world in a grain of sand (from Auguries of Innocence)

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To see a world in a grain of sand (from Auguries of Innocence)

William Blake, William Blake poetry, Secular or Eclectic, Secular or Eclectic poetry, poetry, [TRADITION SUB2] poetry, Christian poetry

by William Blake
(1757 - 1827) Timeline

Original Language
English

Secular or Eclectic

Christian

18th Century

To see a world in a grain of sand
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand
And eternity in an hour.

Themes

Garden

Lotus

Rose

Spring Blossom

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