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"Auguries of Innocence" is a poem by William Blake, from a notebook of his now known as the Pickering Manuscript. It is assumed to have been written in 1803, but was not published until 1863 in the companion volume to Alexander Gilchrist's biography of Blake. The poem contains a series of paradoxes which speak of innocence juxtaposed with evil and corruption. It consists of 132 lines and has been published with and without breaks dividing it into stanzas. An augury is a sign or omen. The poem begins: — Lines 1–4 It continues with a catalogue of moralising couplets, such as: — Lines 5–6 and:
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| dbo:abstract | "Auguries of Innocence" is a poem by William Blake, from a notebook of his now known as the Pickering Manuscript. It is assumed to have been written in 1803, but was not published until 1863 in the companion volume to Alexander Gilchrist's biography of Blake. The poem contains a series of paradoxes which speak of innocence juxtaposed with evil and corruption. It consists of 132 lines and has been published with and without breaks dividing it into stanzas. An augury is a sign or omen. The poem begins: To see a World in a Grain of SandAnd a Heaven in a Wild FlowerHold Infinity in the palm of your handAnd Eternity in an hour — Lines 1–4 It continues with a catalogue of moralising couplets, such as: A Robin Red breast in a CagePuts all Heaven in a Rage — Lines 5–6 and: The wanton Boy that kills the FlyShall feel the Spiders enmity — Lines 33–34 The following lines are quoted in the film Dead Man and in Agatha Christie's 1967 novel Endless Night: Every Night & every MornSome to Misery are BornEvery Morn and every NightSome are Born to sweet delight Some are Born to sweet delightSome are Born to Endless Night (en) Auguries of Innocence (lett. Voortekenen van de onschuld) is een gedicht van de Engelse dichter, prozaschrijver en beeldend kunstenaar William Blake. Het gedicht maakt deel uit van het zogeheten 'Pickering Manuscript', een reeks gedichten die in de nalatenschap van de dichter werden aangetroffen en pas decennia later zouden worden gepubliceerd. Het manuscript werd vermeld in de in 1863 verschenen biografie 'Life of William Blake' van Alexander Gilchrist. In 1866 waren de gedichten in handen van de uitgever Basil Montagu Pickering, naar wie het manuscript is vernoemd en die ze in dat jaar publiceerde in zijn uitgave van Songs of Innocence and of Experience, with Other Poems. De gedichten zijn vermoedelijk ontstaan in de jaren 1801-1803. Auguries of Innocence telt 132 regels. De eerste vier vertonen het rijmschema abab, de rest volgt het rijmschema aabbcc etc. Het gedicht bevat een groot aantal aforismen, paradoxen en als spreekwoord te interpreteren uitspraken, waarin 'onschuld' wordt geplaatst tegenover het 'kwaad' in de wereld, zoals ook in de Songs of Innocence and Experience het geval is. De gedichten in dit manuscript zijn niet voorzien van gravures. De regels zijn vaak satirisch of kritisch van aard. Bepaalde regels uit dit gedicht hebben grote bekendheid verworden en worden nog altijd geciteerd, ook in de populaire cultuur. Met name bekend zijn de openingsregels “To see a World in a Grain of Sand / And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, / Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand / And Eternity in an hour”. Andere veel aangehaalde regels zijn “Every Night and every Morn / Some to Misery are Born. / Every Morn and every Night / Some are Born to sweet delight. / Some are Born to sweet delight, / Some are Born to Endless Night.” (nl) Auguries of Innocence (in italiano Auspici di innocenza) è una poesia dello scrittore inglese William Blake, parte di uno dei quaderni ora conosciuto come The Pickering Manuscript. Blake cominciò a comporla nel 1803, ma non venne pubblicata fino al 1863, quando la inserì nella sua biografia su William Blake. Il componimento presenta una serie di paradossi che parlano di innocenza contrapposta a malignità e corruzione. La poesia consta di 132 versi ed è stata pubblicata con e senza interruzioni che la dividono in stanze. Il componimento è noto soprattutto per la sua quartina iniziale: Altro passaggio particolarmente noto è: (it) |
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| rdfs:comment | "Auguries of Innocence" is a poem by William Blake, from a notebook of his now known as the Pickering Manuscript. It is assumed to have been written in 1803, but was not published until 1863 in the companion volume to Alexander Gilchrist's biography of Blake. The poem contains a series of paradoxes which speak of innocence juxtaposed with evil and corruption. It consists of 132 lines and has been published with and without breaks dividing it into stanzas. An augury is a sign or omen. The poem begins: — Lines 1–4 It continues with a catalogue of moralising couplets, such as: — Lines 5–6 and: (en) Auguries of Innocence (in italiano Auspici di innocenza) è una poesia dello scrittore inglese William Blake, parte di uno dei quaderni ora conosciuto come The Pickering Manuscript. Blake cominciò a comporla nel 1803, ma non venne pubblicata fino al 1863, quando la inserì nella sua biografia su William Blake. Il componimento presenta una serie di paradossi che parlano di innocenza contrapposta a malignità e corruzione. La poesia consta di 132 versi ed è stata pubblicata con e senza interruzioni che la dividono in stanze. Il componimento è noto soprattutto per la sua quartina iniziale: (it) Auguries of Innocence (lett. Voortekenen van de onschuld) is een gedicht van de Engelse dichter, prozaschrijver en beeldend kunstenaar William Blake. Het gedicht maakt deel uit van het zogeheten 'Pickering Manuscript', een reeks gedichten die in de nalatenschap van de dichter werden aangetroffen en pas decennia later zouden worden gepubliceerd. (nl) |
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