Interesting. I had never heard of it until I read it in V. Guess it makes sense that Alan Moore (the writer of V) would reference it since he's located in England.
This is one of the great poems of the English language, apologies to Steppenwolf, I don't think Blake meant to dis Scottish people,he was protesting about industrialisation and the move away from God and Nature. All Blake's poems are worth reading.
A very famous poem,put to music and nowadays the unofficial anthem of England. Written in 1804.
ReplyDeleteHear it sung on YouTube under "Jerusalem - The Hymn"
Interesting. I had never heard of it until I read it in V. Guess it makes sense that Alan Moore (the writer of V) would reference it since he's located in England.
ReplyDeleteAs a Scot this is one work by Blake that just rubs me up the wrong way 'Englands pastures green' etc., Apart from that I love William Blake
ReplyDeleteThis is one of the great poems of the English language, apologies to Steppenwolf, I don't think Blake meant to dis Scottish people,he was protesting about industrialisation and the move away from God and Nature. All Blake's poems are worth reading.
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