And did those feet in ancient time
Walk upon England's mountains green?
And was the holy Lamb of God
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It's not a sonnet! (but I have to use at least 20 characters to say so)
Isn't this just perfectly written? William Blake is a master poet, is he not?
This poem read with interest and likes very much.A green and pleasant land much interested.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer set this poem to music, and the result began their popular 1973 album 'Brain Salad Surgery'. A live version appeared on 'Welcome Back My Friends...' the next year. And hey! I won't be 53 until November! You'd think it wouldn't be too hard for their server to compute that.
Actually the music was composed in 1916 by Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry.
i love this poem, it echoes my passion in my country. it brings us together. (see ashes tests!) lol
What a call for desiring godliness!