my arrows of desire! Bring me my spear! O clouds‚ unfold! Bring me my chariot of fire! I will not cease from mental fight‚ Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand‚ Till we have built Jerusalem In England’s green and pleasant land. The poem by William Blake that is generally known as “Jerusalem” is probably the best known of his works‚ although it was not given that title by its author. Blake did write a poem called “Jerusalem”‚ but it is one of his immensely long “Prophetic Books”‚ written between
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remained largely ignorant‚ and they could not look to the clergy for sound‚ spiritual direction. However‚ God inspired a special man with a desire to communicate biblical truth by using plays that the people could enjoy and learn from. That man was William Shakespeare‚ the Bard of the Bible. Why is he referred to as the Bard of the Bible? Well‚ some call Shakespeare the Bard of the Bible because he advanced biblical ethics‚ alluded to the Scriptures‚ and magnified the Christian God. Many
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I dreamt a dream! What can it mean? And that I was a maiden Queen Guarded by an Angel mild: Witless woe was ne’er beguiled! And I wept both night and day‚ And he wiped my tears away; And I wept both day and night‚ And hid from him my heart’s delight. So he took his wings‚ and fled; Then the morn blushed rosy red. I dried my tears‚ and armed my fears With ten-thousand shields and spears. Soon my Angel came again; I was armed‚ he came in vain; For the time of youth was fled‚ And
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In the short story Gaston by William Saroyan uses the bug‚ Gaston‚ and the peach to symbolize the girl’s father. In the story there is a girl whose parents are divorced and during the story she is with her dad. Her mom is also so rich and her dad is poor. The girl’s dad buys a kilo of peaches and within the peaches‚ there is a bad peach with a a bug. They continue to have a conversation about Gaston and the girl soon wants a peach with a bug inside of it. The father leaves to go get more peaches
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Williams Carlos William’s poem “This Is Just to Say” seems like a simple poem at first glance. After reading the poem‚ I had discerned it was an imagery poem. As I tried to interpret the poem‚ several thoughts had wondered through my mind. At first‚ I was imagining it was a secret message for a lover. Secondly‚ I thought it was a note left for a wife. Thirdly‚ I envisioned that it was a representation of Adam and Eve. At last‚ I felt it represented a confession to God. The simplicity of this poem
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William Butler Yeats is widely considered to be one of the greatest poets of the twentieth century. He belonged to the Protestant‚ Anglo-Irish minority that had controlled the economic‚ political‚ social‚ and cultural life of Ireland since at least the end of the seventeenth century. Most members of this minority considered themselves English people who merely happened to have been born in Ireland‚ but Yeats was staunch in affirming his Irish nationality. Although he lived in London for fourteen
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When a conversation involving William Shakespeare arises‚ it is almost certain that one of his two‚ arguably‚ most famous lines are mentioned; “Romeo‚ Romeo‚ where for art tho Romeo? and “To be or not to be‚ that is the question” (CITATION). Over Shakespeare’s life‚ he wrote countless means of literature‚ some better known than others‚ but each using traditional forms of literary techniques to some degree. Within his 18th Sonnet‚ “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” Shakespeare strategically
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Fardad Hajirostami Guilty Conscience In his poem‚ “The Prelude”‚ William Wordsworth relives a childhood epiphany that alters his perception of nature. Wordsworth describes this experience of his through his voyage in a boat which later dramatically turns into a nightmarish journey. Through use of suspenseful diction‚ dramatic personification‚ and descriptive syntax‚ Wordsworth vividly illustrates his perception of nature and how he views it with certain trepidation after he encounters a “towering”
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Article by Simon Williams It’s not often that doing something for the good of your business is directly in line with doing something positive for the environment‚ but cutting energy use fits both bills. If you can reduce the amount of energy expended in your business‚ costs will drop in direct proportion. There are plenty of ways to reduce energy use‚ of course‚ but here we’re particularly concerned with energy used in IT. This is a significant section of business energy use. According to government
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One character of The Crucible‚ Abigail Williams‚ is Reverend Parris’ niece in the play. Historically‚ there is no concrete evidence to prove a hereditary relationship between the two characters (Burns). Next‚ the characters of John and Elizabeth Proctor are not farmers as Miller described; instead
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