| Nicholson & Lee, eds. The Oxford Book of English Mystical Verse. 1917. |
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| 62. From ‘Milton’ |
| By William Blake (1757–1827) |
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| AND did those feet in ancient time | |
| Walk upon England’s mountains green? | |
| And was the holy Lamb of God | |
| On England’s pleasant pastures seen? | |
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| And did the Countenance Divine | 5 |
| Shine forth upon our clouded hills? | |
| And was Jerusalem builded here | |
| Among these dark Satanic Mills? | |
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| Bring me my bow of burning gold! | |
| Bring me my arrows of desire! | 10 |
| Bring me my spear! O clouds, unfold! | |
| Bring me my chariot of fire! | |
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| I will not cease from mental fight, | |
| Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand, | |
| Till we have built Jerusalem | 15 |
| In England’s green and pleasant land. | |
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