Quote#Art
Poetry Fetter'd. Fetters the Human Race. Nations are Destroy'd, or…
Quote byWilliam Blake · 1757–1827
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Jerusalem The Emanation of The Giant Albion (c. 1803–1820), To the Public, plate 3 (the last paragraph).
English (original)
Poetry Fetter'd. Fetters the Human Race. Nations are Destroy'd, or Flourish, in proportion as Their Poetry, Painting, and Music are Destroy'd or Flourish!
— William Blake
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