Book Description

Poetical Sketches is the first collection of poetry and prose by William Blake, written between 1769 and 1777. Forty copies were printed in 1783 with the help of Blake's friends, the artist John Flaxman and the Reverend Anthony Stephen Mathew, at the request of his wife Harriet Mathew. The collection includes: To Spring To Summer To Autumn To Winter To the Evening Star To Morning Fair Eleanor Song, "How sweet I roam'd from field to field" Song, "My silks and fine array" Song, "Love and harmony combine" Song, "I love the jocund dance" Song, "Memory, hither come" Mad Song, "The wild winds weep" Song, "Fresh from the dewy hill" Song, "When early morn walks forth" To the Muses Gwin, King of Norway An Imitation of Spenser Blind-man's Buff King Edward the Third Prologue intended for a dramatic piece of King Edward the Fourth Prologue to King John A War Song The Couch of Death Contemplation Samson Odin's Library Classics is dedicated to bringing the world the best of humankind's literature from throughout the ages. Carefully selected, each work is unabridged from classic works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama.