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William Blake - The Crystal Cabinet
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The Maiden caught me in the wild,
Where I was dancing merrily;
She put me into her Cabinet,
And lock`d me up with a golden key.

This cabinet is form`d of gold
And pearl and crystal shining bright,
And within it opens into a world
And a little lovely moony night.

Another England there I saw
Another London with its Tower,
Another Thames and other hills,
And another pleasant Surrey bower.

Another Maiden like herself,
Translucent, lovely, shining clear,
Threefold each in the other clos`d
O, what a pleasant trembling fear!

O, what a smile! a threefold smile
Fill`d me, that like a flame I burn`d;
I bent to kiss the lovely Maid,
And found a threefold kiss return`d.

I strove to seize the inmost form
With ardor fierce and hands of flame,
But burst the Crystal Cabinet,
And like a weeping Babe became—

A weeping Babe upon the wild,
And weeping Woman pale reclin`d,
And in the outward air again,
I fill`d with woes the passing wind.
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