Record Number: 13497
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
"And tho' I call them Mine, I know that they are not Mine, being of the Same opinion with Milton when he says 'That the Muse visits his Slumbers & awakes & governs his Song when Morn purples the East', & being also in the predicament of that Prophet who says: I cannot go beyond the command of the Lord, to speak good or bad."
Century:1700-1799
Date:unknown
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: London
county: London
specific address: Hercules Road, Lambeth
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:28 Nov 1757
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:Engraver and Poet
Religion:Non-Conformist
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Paradise Lost, vii, 29-30
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:13497
Source:William Blake
Editor:Geoffrey Keynes
Title:The Letters of William Blake: with related documents
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1980
Vol:n/a
Page:7
Additional Comments:
Letter 6 from Blake to Dr Trusler, written from Lambeth
Citation:
William Blake, Geoffrey Keynes (ed.), The Letters of William Blake: with related documents, (Oxford, 1980), p. 7, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=13497, accessed: 03 November 2024
Additional Comments:
Blake is quoting Milton, showing a strong level of engagement with Paradise Lost.