Maxioms by William Blake
O Winter! bar thine adamantine doors:
The north is thine; there hast thou build thy dark,
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O Winter! bar thine adamantine doors:
The north is thine; there hast thou build thy dark,
Deep-founded habitation. Shake not thy roofs,
Nor bend thy pillars with thine iron car.
The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.
The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.
No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.
No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.
If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise.
If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise.
When the green woods laugh with the voice of joy,
And the dimpling stream runs laughing by;
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When the green woods laugh with the voice of joy,
And the dimpling stream runs laughing by;
When the air does laugh with our merry wit,
And the green hill laughs with the noise of it.
