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The Clod and the Pebble

"Love seeketh not itself to please,   Nor for itself hath any care,  But for another gives its ease,

And builds a heaven in hell's despair."So sung a little clod of clay,

Trodden with the cattle's feet;

But a pebble of the brook Warbled out these meters meet: "Love seeketh only Self to please,

To bind another to its delight,

Joys in another's loss of ease,

And builds a hell in heaven's despite."

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William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his lifetime, Blake …

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