Fear Knocks Classics
THE CLOD AND THE PEBBLE
"Love seeketh not itself to please,
Nor for itself hath any care,
But for another gives it ease,
And builds a heaven in hell's despair."
So sang a little clod of clay,
Trodden with the cattle's feet,
But a pebble of the brook
Warbled out these metres meet:
"Love seeketh only Self to please,
To bind another to its delight,
Joys in another's loss of ease,
And builds a hell in heaven's despite."
"Love seeketh not itself to please,
Nor for itself hath any care,
But for another gives it ease,
And builds a heaven in hell's despair."
So sang a little clod of clay,
Trodden with the cattle's feet,
But a pebble of the brook
Warbled out these metres meet:
"Love seeketh only Self to please,
To bind another to its delight,
Joys in another's loss of ease,
And builds a hell in heaven's despite."
The Clod and the Pebble
William Blake
copyright 2006 Fear Knocks
William Blake may seem like a strange entry into the Fear Knocks genre, but in Blake one finds many of the questions that have haunted mankind since time began. In this little innocent piece of verse, one can clearly see mankind as it is, good and evil. Which are you? The Clod or the Pebble.
William Blake (November 28, 1757 - August 12, 1827) was an English printmaker, engraver, painter, and poet, who was largely unrecognised during his lifetime. Blake believed himself able to converse aloud with Old Testament prophets, as well as claimed to have visions (which we believe he had and qualifies him to be in Fear Knocks). Despite being a very spiritual man and lover of the Bible, Blake was openly hostile against the church. He is believed by many to be the first of the Romantic movement of poets. Today, Blake is highly regarded for his expressiveness and creativity, and the philosophical vision that underlies his work. He said: "The imagination is not a State: it is the Human existence itself."
William Blake (November 28, 1757 - August 12, 1827) was an English printmaker, engraver, painter, and poet, who was largely unrecognised during his lifetime. Blake believed himself able to converse aloud with Old Testament prophets, as well as claimed to have visions (which we believe he had and qualifies him to be in Fear Knocks). Despite being a very spiritual man and lover of the Bible, Blake was openly hostile against the church. He is believed by many to be the first of the Romantic movement of poets. Today, Blake is highly regarded for his expressiveness and creativity, and the philosophical vision that underlies his work. He said: "The imagination is not a State: it is the Human existence itself."