The Works of William Blake, Vol. 3 of 3

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Excerpt from The Works of William Blake, Vol. 3 of 3: Poetic, Symbolic, and Critical, Edited With Lithographs of the Illustrated "Prophetic Books, " and a Memoir and Interpretation King. O thou to whose fury the nations are But as the dust! maintain thy servant's right. Without thine aid, the twisted mail, and spear, And forged helm, and shield of beaten brass, Are idle trophies of the vanquisher. When on the field in flame, confusion rages, When cries of blood tear horror out of heaven, And yelling Death runs up and down the ranks, Let Liberty, the chartered right of Englishmen. Won by our fathers in many a glorious field, Enerve my soldiers, then let Liberty Blaze in each countenance, and fire the battle. The enemy fight in chains, unseen, but heavy, Their minds are fettered, then how can they be free? While, like the mounting flame, We spring to battle o'er the floods of death! And these fair youths, the flower of England, Venturing their lives in my most righteous cause, Oh sheathe their hearts with triple steel, that they May emulate their fathers' virtues! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.