In “Auguries of Innocence” (written in 1803), William Blake wrote about joy and woe as clothing for the divine soul:
It is right it should be so;
Man was made for joy and woe
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Joy and Woe
Joy
Death without Fear, Life without Fear
“He who fears death fears either the loss of sensation or a different kind of sensation. But if you will have no sensation, you will feel nothing bad; and if you have a different kind of sensation, then you will be a […]
New Age
Every Night & every Morn
Some to Misery are Born
Every Morn and every Night
Some are Born to sweet delight
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