Wednesday, May 9, 2001

The Book Of Urizen (Excerpts) Comments

Rating: ★2.7

Lo, a shadow of horror is risen
In Eternity! Unknown, unprolific,
Self-clos'd, all-repelling: what demon
Hath form'd this abominable void,
This soul-shudd'ring vacuum? Some said
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William Blake
Mountains risen Battles chaos
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Townie Page 01 September 2017

This poem seems to have inspired the writer J.R.R. Tolkien in his depiction of evil in the trilogy Lord of the Rings.

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