...of Experience, and unlike other poems in the series, has no complement in the Songs of InnocenceLove seeketh not Itself to please, Nor for itself hath...gives its ease. And builds a Heaven in Hell's despair. So sang a little Clod of Clay Trodden with the catiles feet Bui a Pebble of the brook: Warbled out...

...plow? That does freeze my bones around Selfish! vain, Eternal bane! That free Love with bondage bound. Love seeketh not Itself to please, Nor for itself...for another gives its ease, And builds a Heaven in Hells despair. So sang a little Clod of Clay, Trodden with the cattles feet: But a Pebble of the brook,...

...bones around. Selfish! Vain! Eternal bane! That free love with bondage bound.' The Clod and the Pebble 'Love seeketh not itself to please, Nor for itself...its 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...

...Why does Blake employ a clod and a pebble to explore the nature of love in the world of experience? 'Love seeketh not itself to please, Nor for itself...gives its ease And builds a heaven in hell's despair.' 5 So sung a little clod of clay, Trodden with the cattle's feet, But a pebble of the brook Warbled...

...that big salvage yard called Western Culture. Mixing Mixture and Fixture: "The Clod and the Pebble' Love seeketh not Itself to please, Nor for itself...for another gives its ease, And builds a Heaven in Hells despair. in So sang a little Clod of Clay, Trodden with the cattles feet: But a Pebble of the...

...Smile of Smiles In which these two Smiles meet. 1358 Songs of Experience 'The Clod and the Pebble' ertson 1359 Songs of Experience 'The Clod and the Pebble' Love seeketh only Self to please, To bind another...

...then, that the Garths were poor, and "lived in a small way." However, they did not mind it. CHAPTER XXV "Love seeketh not itself to please, Nor for itself...gives its ease, And builds a heaven in hell's despair. • •••»•• Love seeketh only self to please, To bind another to its delight, Joys in another's...

...to love but feebly is to languish rather than live. Francois Fenelon, A un homme du monde (1699) 18 Love seeketh not itself to please, Nor for itself...gives its ease, And builds a Heaven in Hell's despair. William Blake, Songs of Experience (1794) 19 Love had he found in huts where poor men lie; His daily...

...system, without written permission from the copyright owner. Printed in the Netherlands. To my parents Love seeketh not Itself to please Nor for itself hath...for another gives its ease, And builds a Heaven in Hells despair. -William Blake Acknowledgements From the moment I began this project I have received...

...inequality. we must draw the limits of lealousy as they reflect the limits of love. JEALOUS AFTERTHOUGHTS "Love seeketh not Itself to please. Nor for itself hath any care. But for another gives its easo. And builds a Heaven in Hell's despaie." So sung a little Clod of Clay Trodden with the cattle's...