William Blake: The Art and Poetry of Rebellion

Steve Newman Writer
Sep 1, 2018 · 4 min read
Flames of Furious Desire. Source: Pixels

I went to the Garden of Love

Late in 1790 William and Catherine Blake crossed the River Thames to Lambeth, and an address close by Westminster Bridge, that gave them much more room in which to work: enabling him to spread out and see every aspect of the work in progress — “ I had a whole house to range in.”

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