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You know, when I first saw this poem in original, I thought somebody made a mistake or redid it))

Because of "symmetry".

..Wonderful post. Thank you so much.

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Yes! And when you read it, even in your head, you always stumble over the word. So annoying. x

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My thought was, Blake probably does dance (naked) among the tombstones at night and gets peeved that he can't bring some choas to the order.

An English cemetery would be interesting to visit. It would either be super quiet or super noisy to me, as I have some Medium-esque talent and can hear the Dearly Departed. Probably would depend on how recent the last funerals were.

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This is an old, old cemetery. It would be mostly quiet with some interesting interludes.

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"Interesting interludes," eh? Now you have my curiosity piqued. If we ever make it to London will most definitely check it out.

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We were told at uni that the poem “proves” symmetry used to rhyme with eye 🤔

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hmmmm!

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This brought back memories of A-level History of Art and my own obsession with William Blake. I adored his frenzied pencil-work and his dark depictions of death and stuff; a far cry from his Tyger verse. Oddly enough my daughter studied Songs of Innocence & Experience during her own A-levels which either shows that the education system cba to change the curriculum or that this is a classic which endures.

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I think there is so much you can learn from Blake, his work is beautifully illustrative of so many things teachers are trying to get across. It's a bit like why Of Mice and Men endures. Even if you don't like the work, they encapsulate brilliant and bravura examples of so much good stuff.

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Oh, I hope he does too. Another lovely post. I rather like the poetry, there is something about those few lines in Auguries of Innocence that are so sinister:

Every Night & every Morn

Some to Misery are Born

Every Morn and every Night

Some are Born to sweet delight

Some are Born to sweet delight

Some are Born to Endless Night

I've never been to Bunfields, but I also love a cemetery, especially if I can dig out (metaphorically speaking) famous folk. It's a bit like meeting them. Anyway, a lovely post, as ever.

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Symme...try? Really? Symme...try? Um, okay. Hahahahhaa

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Yes!!

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