Several Questions Answered - A poem by William Blake


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William Blake - Several Questions Answered

What is it men in women do require?
The lineaments of Gratified Desire.
What is it women do in men require?
The lineaments of Gratified Desire.

The look of love alarms
Because 'tis fill'd with fire;
But the look of soft deceit
Shall Win the lover's hire.

Soft Deceit & Idleness,
These are Beauty's sweetest dress.

He who binds to himself a joy
Dot the winged life destroy;
But he who kisses the joy as it flies
Lives in Eternity's sunrise.

Added: on September 26th, 2004 at 10:49 PM | Viewed: 2685 times | Comments (2)

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Poet: William Blake Poem: Several Questions Answered Volume: Wright, David. English Romantic Verse. England: Penguin Books, 1968. Poem of the Day on: Jun 26 2003 Comment 2 of 2, added on July 19th, 2006 at 4:43 PM. Love is something poets love to dwell on. Blake's tone seem to mirror some of his contemporaries. For example, Spenser's "What is Love" has a somewhat bitter tone: If queens and soldiers have play'd high for hearts,/ It is no reason why such agonies/Should be more common than the growth of weeds. Charlotte Dacre has some fun asking the lover this: You tell me that you truly love;/Ah! know you well/what love does mean?/Does neither whim nor fancy move/The rapture of your transient dream? I'm glad that love survives rejection. One of the hardest tasks is to be an honest person in the area of love. There is risk involved in handing someone Your Heart. dallas from United States Comment 1 of 2, added on September 26th, 2004 at 10:49 PM. i think this poem is trying to say that love is a decieving concept that most people believe to be a grand feeling to experience but in reality it is something that can cause great suffering and pain. Cinders More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Several Questions Answered, has received 2 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by William Blake with others on the Poetry Connection poetry forum!

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Several Questions Answered Volume: Wright, David. English Romantic Verse. England: Penguin Books, 1968. Last read: 2008-12-03 17:16:42 Poem of the Day on: Jun 26 2003 Viewed 2685 times. Added on September 26th, 2004 at 10:49 PM.

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