This powerpoint gives information over William Blake along with two of his poems.

1. William Blake
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2. About William Blake
William Blake, born in London on the 28th of
November in 1757, was an English poet,
painter and printmaker. He was the third of
seven children, two of whom died in infancy.
He attended school long enough to learn
reading and writing and left at the age of 10.
William is considered a seminal figure for
the history of poetry and visual arts of the
Romantic age.

3. William Blake's Family
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4. Cradle song
SLEEP sleep beauty bright
Dreaming in the joys of
night;
Sleep sleep; in thy sleep
Little sorrows sit and weep.
Sweet babe in thy face 5
Soft desires I can trace
Secret joys and secret
smiles
Little pretty infant wiles.
As thy softest limbs I feel
Smiles as of the morning steal 10
O'er thy cheek and o'er thy
breast
Where thy little heart doth rest.
O the cunning wiles that creep
In thy little heart asleep!
When thy little heart doth wake
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Then the dreadful night shall
break.

5. Cradle Song
Cradle song is meant
to be a lullaby sung
by a mother to her
child. This mother is
watching over her
newborn baby while
praising her child with
love and joy.
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6. A Little Girl Lost
Children of the future age,
Reading this indignant page,
Know that in a former time
Love, sweet love, was thought a crime.
In the age of gold,
Free from winter's cold,
Youth and maiden bright,
To the holy light,
Naked in the sunny beams delight.
Once a youthful pair,
Filled with softest care,
Met in garden bright
Where the holy light
Had just removed the curtains of the
night.
my hoary hair!'
Then, in rising day,
On the grass they play;
Parents were afar,
Strangers came not near,
And the maiden soon forgot her fear.
Tired with kisses sweet,
They agree to meet
When the silent sleep
Waves o'er heaven's deep,
And the weary tired wanderers weep.
To her father white
Came the maiden bright;
But his loving look,
Like the holy book
All her tender limbs with terror shook.
'Ona, pale and weak,
To thy father speak!
Oh the trembling fear!
Oh the dismal care
That shakes the blossoms of

7. A Little
Girl Lost
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I believe William Blake
is trying to explain to
people that live in a
better life, how love was
thought of as a crime in
the former life. Two
youth meet at night
when everyone is
asleep. She returns
home struck with terror
when asked to speak to
him.

8. Death Of William Blake
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William Blake died
August 12, 1827 due to
the struggle against an
illness in the liver. His
lifelong engraving
practice had exposed him
to noxious fumes
damaging his immune
system. His joy really did
outweigh the pain so he
continued becoming a
worldwide famous painter
and English poet.