441. The Garden of Love by William Blake
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March 4, 20090m 52s
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W Blake read by Classic Poetry Aloud: Giving voice to the poetry of the past.
www.classicpoetryaloud.com
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The Garden of Love
by William Blake (1757 – 1827)
I went to the Garden of Love,
And saw what I never had seen;
A Chapel was built in the midst,
Where I used to play on the green.
And the gates of this Chapel were shut,
And 'Thou shalt not' writ over the door;
So I turned to the Garden of Love
That so many sweet flowers bore.
And I saw it was filled with graves,
And tombstones where flowers should be;
And priests in black gowns were walking their rounds,
And binding with briars my joys and desires.
First aired: 21 January 2008
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